On April 28, Golden Swallow International Joint Stock Company announced the signing of a contract and memorandum of understanding on the purchase and rental of electric cars in large quantities with Green and Smart Mobility Joint Stock Company (GSM) and VinFast Trading and Services Company Limited, and officially launched the first electric taxi service in Hai Phong.
As one of the pioneering enterprises to bring electric vehicles into passenger transport services to replace the current fleet of gasoline vehicles, En Vang will officially launch the first electric taxi service in Hai Phong to bring the city's residents a new, green, smart, healthy travel experience and contribute to environmental protection.
Specifically, En Vang has signed a contract to purchase 25 VF e34 and VF 5 Plus cars from VinFast, and signed a memorandum of understanding to lease 125 electric cars from GSM company in 2023. The car lease term is 3 years from the official date of vehicle delivery, which can be extended depending on actual needs. In particular, the VF 5 Plus cars delivered to En Vang company are in the first batch of VF 5 Plus cars manufactured in April 2023. Thanks to that, customers using En Vang taxi service will have the opportunity to experience VinFast's latest smart electric car model.
Putting this green mode of transport into operation for the first time will be a new development mark for Hai Phong's tourism industry, aiming to perfect the smart tourism ecosystem, while at the same time contributing to the national goal of environmental protection and climate change response.
Speaking at the signing ceremony, Mr. Nguyen Van Dinh - Chairman of the Board of Directors and Director of En Vang Company shared: “The event of signing the cooperation agreement with VinFast and GSM as well as the launching ceremony of the first electric taxi service in Hai Phong is of great significance to En Vang's development strategy. We aim for green and sustainable development, bringing customers a smart and environmentally friendly travel experience. En Vang commits to accompany the City People's Committee, Departments, Boards and Branches to contribute to changing the face of traffic and tourism in the city, towards completing Vietnam's goal at COP26 - reducing net emissions to zero by 2050."
Mr. Nguyen Van Thanh - General Director of GSM Company said: “VinFast and GSM always welcome and are ready to accompany transportation businesses and taxi companies like En Vang to switch to clean energy vehicles. We believe that electric taxis will open a new era of mobility for the public transport sector, not only environmentally friendly but also good for health, meeting the entertainment and smart utility needs of users. We hope to have the opportunity to cooperate with many businesses that share the same vision, together with us to create a green future for everyone”.
In the first phase, En Vang will put into operation about 50 electric vehicles to serve customers during the April 30 - May 1 holiday and increase to 150 vehicles in 2023. In addition, En Vang also commits to join hands with transport units in Hai Phong City to increase the total number of electric vehicles running services to 1,000 vehicles in the next 5 years, equivalent to 50% of the total number of current passenger transport service vehicles. Meanwhile, GSM will also continue to implement the plan to cover SM Green taxis in at least 5 provinces and cities across the country this year with a scale of up to 20,000 vehicles.
Tung Anh
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