GET COMET

The GET City Optimized Managed Electric Transport (COMET) is an electric minibus developed by American firm Pangea Motors and manufactured and distributed by Global Electric Transport.^[3][4][5]

GET COMET
Overview
Type	Minibus
Manufacturer	Global Electric Transport
Also called	City Optimized Managed Electric Transport
Assembly	Philippines: Carmona, Cavite (GET Philippines)[1]
Designer	Pangea Motors
Powertrain
Battery	Lithium-ion[2]
Electric range	100 kilometers (62 mi)[2]
Dimensions
Length	6,200 mm (244.1 in)[2]
Width	2,150 mm (84.6 in)[2]
Height	2,350 mm (92.5 in)[2]

Design

Often characterized as an electric jeepney (e-jeep) in the Philippines, the City Optimized Managed Electric Transport (COMET) was designed specifically to fulfill the public transportation needs of Metro Manila, as a potential replacement for traditional open-air jeepneys, which are also noted as a major contributor to air pollution in the metropolis. The COMET was designed by United States-based Pangea Motors and is distributed and manufactured by Global Electric Transport (GET). A team from the United States went to the Philippines as part of the design process for the COMET minibus.^[1]

Unlike traditional jeepneys, the COMET has the capability to accommodate standing passengers and its doors are positioned on the sides instead in the back. It is also powered by lithium-ion batteries instead of diesel.^[6] GET would also allow COMET owners to customized the exterior of the vehicles similar to the kitschy jeepney art of its conventional counterparts.^[1]

Use in public transport

The COMET, is touted as a replacement to traditional jeepneys in the Philippines which plies routes in urban centers.^[7][8] In contrast to traditional jeepneys, where passengers could board and alight at any point in a given route in practice; COMETs were only allowed to do so at certain designated stops. The COMETs' public transport operations are managed by a Command Center, ran by Pangea Philippines which could track individual COMETs using GPS installed on each vehicle. Fares are paid through a dedicated contactless smart card by GET.^[9]

The COMET was first used for public transport in Quezon City in September 2014.^[8][10] The vehicle was relaunched on September 3, 2015 with changes made to increase its electrical range and adjustments to its air suspension.^[11] In December 2021, operations started in Valenzuela.^[12]

The Light Rail Manila Corp. along with GET also opened routes in Metro Manila.^[13][14]