Ho Chi Minh City plans EV battery recycling center with 95% metal recovery rate
Ho Chi Minh City 15:53 25/07/2025Ho Chi Minh City aims to build a battery recycling center with a capacity of 3,000 metric tons per year, capable of recovering up to 95 percent of valuable metals from used electric vehicle (EV) batteries, as part of its roadmap to transition from gasoline-powered motorbikes to electric ones.
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.
