The Vietnamese public transport operator Transerco has deployed 53 electric buses in Hanoi. The new electric buses are replacing diesel buses on four routes across the Vietnamese capital.
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Transerco has put its new electric buses into service through two operating units. On 6 October, Cau Buou Bus Enterprise commissioned 28 medium-sized electric buses on route 22A, stretching from Gia Lam Bus Station to Kien Hung Urban Area, and route 22B, which connects Giap Bat Bus Station to Do Nghia.
Transerco said the 28 electric buses are VinFast Green Bus models, each featuring a green colour scheme and Hanoibus branding, with motifs depicting a dove and Khue Van Cac, the symbol of Hanoi. Each bus can transport 60 people, which, along with its size classification and design, suggests it is the EB 8 model.
Another unit, Southern Hanoi Passenger Bus Enterprise, began operating the remaining 25 electric buses on 6 October. This fleet serves route 30, linking My Dinh Bus Station with Gamuda Urban Area on route 30, and route 50, connecting Long Bien with An Lac Urban Area in Hoai Duc. In this case, Transerco confirmed that the fleet entirely comprises VinFast’s EB 8 and offers the same capacity of 60 people.
The EB 8 measures 8.6 metres in length, 2.5 metres in width, and 3.2 metres in height. Its top configuration features 24 seats and offers space for one wheelchair and 34 standing passengers. VinFast equips it with a single electric motor producing 200 kW and a 359 kWh LFP battery pack that supports DC fast-charging at up to 120 kW through a CCS2 connector. The EB 8 can reach a top speed of 80 kph and travel more than 290 kilometres on a single charge.
Hanoi aims to convert all its buses to electric and green-energy models by 2030. In the central urban area within Ring Road 4, in particular, it plans to transition entirely to electric buses.