Vietnamese electric taxis are advancing in Amsterdam

According to Head Topics, almost five hundred turquoise electric taxis from the Vietnamese company of billionaire Phạm Nhật Vượng have been operating in Amsterdam since September. Vượng owns both the taxi company and the car manufacturer that builds the vehicles. Amsterdam is the second European city, after Copenhagen, where these taxis are active.

Professor of Spatial Economics Erik Verhoef says that the color is particularly striking, but that the arrival of a new provider fits in with a trend that already started during the corona period. According to him, the employment conditions are striking: drivers can choose whether they want to be employed permanently, and the current low fares are expected to be temporary.