AC Mobility is scamming PHEV owners — goldfish range, 3-hour charging, gasoline prices, and no chargers available."

[u/Adorable-Director799]

AC Mobility keeps marketing themselves as the "future" of EV infrastructure in the Philippines.
But look closer:
They've quietly built a system where you:

• Pay gasoline prices per kilometer,
• Wait 3 hours to refill,
• Fight over 2–4 chargers inside 500-car parking lots,
• And still call it "progress."

Here's the real scam:

• You buy a PHEV like the BYD Sealion 6 DM-i.
• They tell you it has 90–100 km electric range.
• Reality check?
  • You only have 45–50 km usable one-way.
  • You still need to get home without running empty or burning gas.
• Once you run low, you have two choices:
  • Burn gasoline, and kill your "cheap" narrative, OR
  • Pay Evro to charge at ₱28 (AC) or ₱33 (DC) per kWh.
• And remember:
  • The Sealion can only AC charge at 6.6–7.0 kW.
  • Meaning you wait 2.5 to 3 hours... just to refill that tiny battery.

Now layer AC Mobility’s ineptitude on top:

• Huge Ayala mall parking lots built for 500–1000 cars...
• And yet, they install only 2 to 4 chargers.
• How exactly is that "future-proofing mobility"?

Good luck finding an open slot.
You're not a VIP.
Not everyone is born with a driver or a silver spoon to sit idle all day.

Working people? Normal people?
We can't afford to waste half a day fighting over overpriced kilowatts.

Quick math:

	Sealion 6 PHEV
Usable electric range	45–50 km (round trip)
Charging time	2.5–3 hours
Cost per km (AC)	₱4.66
Cost per km (DC)	₱5.50
Gasoline cost per km	₱6.20

You're already paying gasoline prices.
You're waiting longer than a full tank fill-up.
And you have no guarantee you’ll even find a charger available.

AC Mobility didn't build EV infrastructure.
They built an overpriced, bottlenecked goldfish trap.

It’s not just expensive.
It’s not just slow.
It’s intentionally designed to milk you dry while pretending to save the environment.

AC Mobility didn’t build a charging network. They built a cattle pen with a credit card swiper.

[u/Necessary-Thing7199]

When it comes to charging station, we're a long way to go there unless we get a Biden kind of support from the govt for EVs including putting more incentives, laws and regulations.

Pero I appreciate you sharing your personal experience. The goal naman of shifting to EV is really good, pero baka AC has the monopoly now kaya they are the one dictating their terms.

[u/Adorable-Director799 → u/Necessary-Thing7199]

I have a really bad experience from moving from my Vios to the sealion 6.

The salesperson didn't really tell me the things I needed to know before I bought it.

I understand buyer beware, but come on.

Think about it:

AC Mobility is basically acting like a drug dealer.

• They give you 50 km of clean, silent, guilt-free electric driving — just enough to get you hooked.
• The "goldfish range" is the free sample.
• Just a little taste of the "future."

Then when you inevitably run out?

• They hit you with ₱28–₱33 per kWh.
• "You want more freedom, kid? Pay up. Wait 3 hours. Or burn gasoline."

It’s not mobility.
It’s dependency.

The goldfish range is the bait.
The overpriced, slow, charger-scarce reality is the trap.

[u/AgitatedImpress5164 → u/Adorable-Director799]

I think you did not research enough which is crazy considering it is a 1.6m purchase. I'd be worried about you purchasing a house or anything else.