Lado Taxi signs MoU to buy, lease 2,500 VinFast electric cars

Dong Thuy Co. Ltd, which owns Lado Taxi, on March 29 signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) to purchase and rent an additional 2,500 VinFast electric cars from Green and Smart Moving JSC (GSM) within three years.
Lado Taxi signs MoU to buy, lease 2,500 VinFast electric cars ảnh 1The MoU signing ceremony between the Dong Thuy Co. Ltd and the Green and Smart Moving JSC in Hanoi on March 29 (Photo: tienphong.vn)

Hanoi (VNA) - Dong Thuy Co. Ltd, which owns Lado Taxi, on March 29 signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) topurchase and rent an additional 2,500 VinFast electric cars fromGreen and Smart Moving JSC (GSM) within three years.

Under the MoU, the GSM, a subsidiary of Vietnamese private conglomerate Vingroup, will hand over 500 vehicles thisyear, raising the number of Lado’s electric taxi fleet to nearly 1,000. They areexpected to operate in Lam Dong, Binh Dinh,Binh Thuan and Dong Nai provinces. The remaining 2,000 vehicles will be delivered in 2025 and 2026.

It is part of Lado Taxi’s long-term strategy on greentransition, aiming to replace the current petrol–powered fleet withelectric vehicles.

Operating electric cars from 2022, Lado now has a fleet of nearly400 vehicles.

Besides Lado, nearly 30 businesses have purchased and rented VinFast electric vehicles from GSM to provide transportation services./.

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