(VOVWORLD) - Vinbus Ecology Transport Services Limited Liability Company (VinBus), a member of Vietnam’s largest conglomerate Vingroup, on Monday trialed its smart electric bus service on Hanoi streets after one-month testing inside VinGroup’s urban areas.
 Vinbuses carry no passengers during the trial time. (Photo: Vinbus) |
The buses run on the Hao Nam – Vinhomes Ocean Park, Times City – central agencies’ zone, and Ho Tay Water Park – Vinhomes Smart City routes. A Vinbus representative said that the buses carry no passengers during the trial time.
Earlier on April 8, Vinbus launched the first smart e-bus service in its inner areas. The buses ran in the Vinhomes Ocean Park urban area in Gia Lam district, Hanoi, while awaiting the completion of procedures to connect with the city's public transport network.
Vinbus is an electric bus model manufactured and assembled by VinFast at its Automobile Production Complex in Hai Phong city. Each bus is equipped with an automated system able to control driving behavior and give warnings about unsafe situations, an on-board public address system, free wifi, USB charging ports, and security cameras, among others.
With a battery capacity of 281 kWh, the bus can travel between 220 and 260 kilometres on a single charge. It can fully recharge in just two hours at VinBus’s 150 kW charging station network.
VinBus is scheduled to provide public transport services in five major cities in Vietnam: Hanoi, Hai Phong, Da Nang, Ho Chi Minh City, and Can Tho.