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
