Vietnam’s only electric car maker, VinFast, got a massive shot in the arm as Vingroup Chairman Pham Nhat Vuong donated 99.8% of his shares in VinES Energy Solutions Joint Stock Company to VinFast. The merger is designed to further enhance the automaker’s self-sufficiency in the battery technology and production chain, … [continued]
Gentlemen from Doha query a Vinfast representative abou the VF9, Vinfast’s top-of-the-line EV. (Photo from Vinfast)
DOHA, QATAR — Vietnamese electric vehicle maker VinFast is showcasing four of its electric vehicle models at the Geneva International Motor Show (GIMS), Qatar 2023, ongoing in Doha, until October 14, 2023. This is the first time VinFast has officially introduced its fully electric vehicles to the Middle East market, … [continued]
Today, it is expected that the business combination between Vietnamese electric car make VinFast and global investment company Black Spade Acquisition Co. will finally be confirmed. Both companies previously announced this last August 10 after an agreement was reached at an extraordinary general meeting of Black Spade’s shareholders. Upon the … [continued]
Fulfilling a promise made last year, VinFast has now delivered the first units of the all-electric VF9s SUV to 27 customers in Hanoi, Ho Chi Min, and Da Nang cities. Ceremonies were held at malls and showrooms for the turnover, led by VinFast executives in the cities mentioned. “Today’s VF9 … [continued]
VinFast just marked a major milestone in its global expansion journey with a ceremony for the first batch of its EVs being exported to the US. VinFast notes that the first batch includes 999 VF 8 SUVs. They are headed over on the Silver Queen and are expected to arrive … [continued]
Upstart VinFast is not your average electric vehicle company. The company was built as part of the expansive vision of parent company VinGroup, one of the largest companies in Vietnam. VinGroup aspires to be the change it wants to see in the world, for Vietnam and beyond. VinFast is the … [continued]
Arriving at the VinFast factory in Hai Phong, the first thing you notice is the massive scale of the property. Calling it a factory is a bit of an understatement. It’s much more like a small city with city block sized factory buildings. Built on a 900 acre property, the … [continued]
EV startups are a dime a dozen in recent years, so when a massive conglomerate in Vietnam opened up about plans to start a new EV brand with an IPO to follow, it seemed like little more than the latest chapter in the bumpy road to a fully electric future. … [continued]
VinFast aims for US EV market with new factory in North Carolina as abortion battle looms between Democratic Governor Roy Cooper and Republicans in the state legislature.
Solid-state batteries are sort of like the fountain of youth or a genie in a lamp. They are supposed to be the next generation of batteries, enabling super long range, super fast charging, and superior safety at relatively low cost. The problem being: commercially competitive solid-state batteries are always just … [continued]
