Vietnamese automaker VinFast is taking pre-orders for its first electric vehicle (EV) model VF e34. (Photo: VinFast) People making orders before June 30, 2021 can purchase theEV for just 590 million VND and free-of-charge battery lease for one year.Deliveries are scheduled to begin in November 2021.
Buyers can visit the website http://shop.vinfastauto.com or VinFast’sshowrooms and merchants nationwide to make a refundable deposit, valued 10million VND, for each pre-order. Deposit will be refunded if orders arecancelled.
VinFast is going ahead with its battery leasing planwhich allows customers to rent out batteries separately from the EV. It isintended to reduce the initial cost of buying an EV for customers and let theautomaker bear all the risks regarding the EV battery’s quality and lifespan.
The company has been working around the clock to build anetwork of about 40,000 charging stations across the nation by the end of thisyear.
VinFast, which is also producing electric motorbikes andbuses this year, signed a contract to produce EV batteries with Taiwan’s ProLogium.
VinFast has just become the 57th automaker to receive alicence to test self-driving EVs in California, the US.
The launch of high-tech electric vehicles, includingelectric scooters, electric buses and personal electric cars, is part of VinFast'spre-defined roadmap since entering the automotive market three years ago./.
VNA
