VinFast VF 8 will operate as an electric taxi in the US

According to Vietnam.vn, the VinFast VF 8 is used as an electric taxi in the United States. Green SM, the ride-hailing service of the Vietnamese Vingroup and sister brand of car manufacturer VinFast, started a taxi service in Los Angeles in mid-October. The fleet consists of five hundred VinFast VF 8 SUVs, which are driven by permanent drivers employed by the company instead of self-employed drivers. This is the first time Green SM has operated in North America and the service competes in Los Angeles with Uber, Lyft and Waymo.

For the taxi sector in the Netherlands, this shows that electric driving with medium-sized SUVs is becoming increasingly common, even among new providers. In the Rijnmond region, with Rotterdam, Vlaardingen and Schiedam, customers also increasingly choose electric transport when booking a taxi. The American example focuses on a large fleet of hundreds of cars, while taxi companies in the Netherlands usually work with smaller, individual vehicles.