Vietnamese EV mega-car giant VinFast will take Indian taxi ride-hailing and make a splash by launching its electric cab service for ₹8 per km. With prices like these it targets urban commuters crowds who look for a cheap and sustainable form of transport.
The company has already added a thousand cars to Noida, which give us the first clue of what in the country we will be doing. VinFast, operating as a mobility arm with Green and Smart Mobility (GSM), is directly competing with big boys like Ola and Uber. Unlike legacy aggregators, VinFast is going to be a single operator of the fleet offering both improved customer service and more of customer experience.
India is the fifth country for GSM, after Vietnam, Indonesia, the Philippines, and Laos evidence of the company’s aggressive overseas operations. The vehicles being used are the VinFast Limo Green electric MPV, which has a range of almost 450 km. Designed for passenger comfort and convenience, they are engineered for application in fleet urban ride-hailing units.
VinFast envisions putting together a massive fleet in the beginning and then quickly establishing a foothold in India’s competitive mobility space there. Driver recruiting is also beginning though salaries are said to be between ₹35,000 and ₹40,000 monthly in the National Capital Region (NCR). VinFast is focusing on teaching all drivers to be brand representatives (not only car drivers but brand agents) and champions for the passengers involved in the electric mobility.
This aligns more closely to the company’s broader objective to drive EVs awareness and adoption in Indian customers. VinFast comes at just such a moment; today in India, we are vigorously advocating for the uptake of electric vehicles which cut pollution and dependence on fossil fuels.
VinFast's innovative car alternative has the potential to vie with ride-hailing because every transport should contribute to the path of sustainability in part by far bringing down taxi fares. Should it be success, VinFast's system could revolutionize our transportation habit as we travel through the big cities of the country and, from start to finish, it could make them cleaner and cheaper. When put together with aggressive pricing, mass deployment, and driver-centric initiatives, it is a company primed to drive India's EV revolution.
