An electric vehicle of Vinfast at a store in the US (Photo: VNA) Hanoi, (VNA) – Vietnamese automaker VinFastand Electrify America, the largest open ultra-fast charging network in the US, on April 13 (New York time) announced an agreement to provide owners of VinFast electricvehicles with charging services, plus two complimentary charging sessions.
The agreement, which was signed within the framework of the New York International Auto Show (NYIAS 2022), is expected to bring acomplete driving experience to customers, contributing to accelerating theglobal electric vehicle revolution.
Electrify America has 800 EV charging stations and about 3,500individual chargers open or with construction completed. Combined with Electrify America's ultra-fast charging technology– including 150kW and 350kW chargers, the fastest speeds available today –VinFast owners can feel confident taking their vehicles on long road trips anddaily driving needs.
As more electric vehicle options become available to consumers,it's important to have easy access to fast and convenient charging while on theroad, said Rob Barrosa,Senior Director of Sales, Business Development & Marketing of ElectrifyAmerica.
"Our collaboration with VinFast is offering a seamlessintegration within the VinFast app making ultra-fast charging with ElectrifyAmerica even easier," he said
In particular, customers whoown VinFast's VF 8 and VF 9 models will enjoy the smart Plug & Chargefeature to connect to Electrify America's network of ultra-fast chargingstations across the US. This is an innovative technology that allows vehicledrivers to pay for a charging session by simply plugging in their EV once billinginformation is set up on the VinFast app
“Through our premium, smart, andenvironmentally-friendly vehicles, our goal is to reduce range and charginganxiety and help the world switch to cleaner, more sustainabletransportation," said CraigWestbrook, ChiefService Officer of VinFast US.
On March 29, VinFast and the state of North Carolina signed amemorandum of understanding on the construction of the plant with an investmentof up to 2 billion USD in the first phase, at the selected mega site in ChathamCounty, North Carolina./.
