The Vietnamese electric motorbike market is seeing the participation of more and more domestic and foreign manufacturers (Photo: Vinfast)
HCM City (VNS/VNA) - The Vietnameseelectric motorbike market is seeing the participation of more and more domesticand foreign manufacturers.
After Vinfast Manufacturing and Trading CompanyLimited of Vietnam introduced its Klara bikes last November, hundreds ofsimilar products from foreign names such as Honda, Teera Motors and Pega haveappeared in the market.
Huynh Van Thanh, who owns an electric motorbikeshop on An Duong Vuong street in Ho Chi Minh City’s district 5, said thatpeople now prefer the electric motorbike. “It uses modern technology and rarelybreaks down. Their appearance and quality is as good as a normal motorbike.”
An electric motorbike has a speed of 40-60kilometres per hour, and one single charge can last for 50-90 km or even up to100 km.
The price runs from 12 million VND to 68 millionVND (516 USD-2,927 USD) based on type of material, technology, machinery,battery, and insurance policy.
Many manufacturers are offering up to two yearsof insurance for their products. This year, the market promises to have morequality electric motorbikes from leading brands.
Honda Vietnam last month introduced its newproduct called PCX Electric in Hanoi. The bike can travel up to 60 km on asingle charge with a speed of 30-35 km per hour, while it takes six hours tofully charge the battery.
Piaggio Vietnam has imported Vespa Elettricaequipped with a 4kW electric motor. It can go 100 km on a single charge and itsbattery will last up to 10 years.
The bike is also installed with driverrecognition and a danger warning system. The company is expected to introducethis model to the market soon.
According to Thanh, the electric motorbikemarket is still unpopular and lacks prestigious brands, so customers shouldcarefully study the products and try them first.-VNS/VNA
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The Vietnamese electric motorbike market is seeing the participation of more and more domestic and foreign manufacturers (Photo: Vinfast) 
