First electric bus route in HCM City to debut on March 9
The first electric bus route in Ho Chi Minh City will be put into operation starting March 9.
Procedures mark the launch of the first electric bus route in HCM City. (Photo: VNA)The D4 route linking Vinhomes Grand Park with Sai Gon Bus Station will have a 20-minute interval between services.
It will pass areas housing high technology plants, new residential clusters and Thu Duc city’s administrative centre, with major roads but few bus routes.
A electric bus runs in HCM City (Photo: VNA)VinBus Ecology Transport Services Limited Liability Company (VinBus), the transport services arm of conglomerate Vingroup, proposed the trial run of five electric bus routes in the southern metropolis. It previously launched the first smart electric bus fleet of Vietnam in Hanoi./.
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