Vingroup Chairman Pham Nhat Vuong wants to promote green mobility by using VinFast electric cars and scooters for rental services. To that end, he founded the Green and Amart Mobility Joint Stock Company (GSM) in Vietnam. A company in which he holds a 95 per cent stake.The idea: GSM will offer electric car rental services for traditional and online taxi service providers and their employees. The company will use VinFast vehicles only, initially offering a fleet of about 10,000 electric cars and 100,000 electric scooters.
GSM will also offer its own all-electric taxi service in Vietnam, the first in the country. The latter will hit the streets of Hanoi next month and expand across the country throughout the year.
“GSM was established to further the development of the green and smart mobility ecosystem in Vietnam, providing people with more options to use electric vehicles at reasonable pricing,” says GSM CEO Hguyen Van Thanh. “Whether it is just a few dozen minutes in a taxi or a few weeks or months of renting, customers will have the opportunity to experience the smart features and convenience of electric vehicles. In this way, we can accelerate the smart electric vehicle revolution faster and stronger in Vietnam.”
The company’s press release states, “GSM is the world’s first multi-platform green transport rental and taxi service aiming to popularize the experience of electrified mobility while advocating Green Lifestyle.” It seeks to promote EVs and create awareness about their “convenience, intelligence, and sustainability” by offering test drives, for example, and “opportunities to enjoy smart technology features and amenities in vehicles (rental customers, electric taxi passengers,…).”
Keyword: VinFast owner sets up EV rental service