Vietnamese electric motorbike market heats up as manufacturers race to expand
Economy 19:25 15/08/2025As major cities in Vietnam like Hanoi and Ho Chi Minh City move to phase out gasoline-powered two-wheelers, both local and international manufacturers are ramping up investment in production, retail networks, and consumer incentives, fueling rapid growth in the country’s electric motorbike market.
Ho Chi Minh City’s electric bike taxi riders juggle charging times and daily hustle
Vietnam Life 12:56 06/08/2025As the first light of dawn stretches across the sky in Ho Chi Minh City, 31-year-old Nguyen Van Nguyen throws on his company-issued jacket, checks two mobile phones and a portable power bank, then heads to the small parking lot beneath his rented apartment.
Ho Chi Minh City unveils plan to switch 400,000 gasoline ride-hailing motorbikes to electric by 2029
Ho Chi Minh City 15:23 18/07/2025Ho Chi Minh City is moving forward with an ambitious plan to convert all gasoline-powered motorbikes used by around 400,000 app-based delivery and ride-hailing drivers to electric vehicles (EVs) by 2029, aiming for a 100-percent cut in emissions from this high-mileage group.
Hanoi’s largest used motorcycle market slows after announcement of fuel bike ban plan
Vietnam News 10:56 18/07/2025Dealers at Hanoi’s largest used motorbike market reported a sharp drop in buyers this week following news that petrol-powered motorcycles will be banned from the city’s inner Ring Road No. 1 from July 1, 2026.
Hanoi residents react to plan for banning gasoline motorbikes in downtown by 2026
Vietnam News 11:54 15/07/2025Hanoi residents have voiced mixed reactions after Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh ordered the capital city to study a ban on gasoline-powered motorbikes within Ring Road No. 1 starting July 1, 2026, as part of a national effort to curb air pollution.
In Vietnam, food delivery, ride-hailing apps embrace EVs
Economy 21:37 27/04/2023Two tech-based firms have pioneered the conversion from petrol vehicles to electric vehicles
Vietnam to require driver's license for electric bicycles, mopeds
Vietnam News 15:44 20/12/2020Small-capacity electric bicycles and mopeds in Vietnam will be regulated more heavily
Electric motorcycles a lucrative market awaiting Vietnamese manufacturers: experts
Economy 15:38 13/11/2018Vietnam would not want to miss a market worth VND90 trillion (US$3.87 billion) a year
