VinBus
{{short description|Vietnamese bus transit company}}
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| image_caption = VinBus headquarters and depot at Vinhomes Ocean Park development
| type = Subsidiary
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| founded = {{Start date and age|2019|05|02}}
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| area_served = Vietnam
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| parent = Vingroup
| website = {{URL|https://vinbus.vn/}}
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VinBus Ecology Transport Services LLC ({{Langx|vi|Công ty TNHH Dịch vụ Vận tải Sinh thái VinBus}}), is a Vietnamese privately operated non-profit bus route network service established by Vingroup in 2019.
History
The VinBus subsidiary was announced by Vingroup on May 2, 2019,{{cite web|url=https://e.vnexpress.net/news/business/companies/vietnam-s-first-carmaker-to-launch-nonprofit-electric-bus-service-3917566.html|title=Vietnam's first carmaker to launch nonprofit electric bus service|website=VnExpress|first=Le|last=Hung|date=2 May 2019|accessdate=14 November 2022}} with transit service starting in March 2020 and the deployment of 3,000 electric buses planned through the future.{{cite web|url=https://www.sustainable-bus.com/news/3000-electric-buses-in-vietnams-future-production-and-deployment-by-vingroup/|title=3,000 electric buses in Vietnam's future. Production and deployment by Vingroup|website=Sustainable Bus|date=6 May 2019|accessdate=14 November 2022}}
Electric bus
File:Newone - VinBus 10.jpg Ocean Park]]
The VinBus-branded low-floor electric city bus is produced by VinFast, Vingroup's automotive subsidiary, at the company's Automobile Manufacture Complex located in Hai Phong. The bus is powered by a 281 kWh battery pack which gives the bus up to {{cvt|260|km|mi}} of range. Using the VinBus-designated 150 kWh DC fast-charging stations provided by StarCharge, the battery can be charged within ~2 hours.{{cite web|url=https://insideevs.com/news/500192/vinbus-first-electric-bus-vietnam/|title=VinBus Launches First Electric Bus In Vietnam|website=InsideEVs|first=Mark|last=Kane|date=13 April 2021|accessdate=14 November 2022}}{{cite web|url=https://www.sustainable-bus.com/electric-bus/first-vinbus-electric-buses-vietnam/|title=First VinBus electric buses launched in Vietnam|website=Sustainable Bus|date=16 April 2021|accessdate=14 November 2022}} Batteries used by the VinBus fleet are provided by a joint venture between VinFast and LG Chem, while other components are supplied by Siemens.
Transit service
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VinBus currently operates three bus transit networks in the cities of Hanoi, Ho Chi Minh City, Haiphong and Phú Quốc City.{{cite web|url=https://vinbus.vn/en/gioi-thieu/mang-luoi-tuyen|title=Route network|website=VinBus|accessdate=14 November 2022}}
References
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External links
- [https://vinbus.vn/ Official website]
{{VinFast}}
Category:2019 establishments in Vietnam
Category:Transport in Ho Chi Minh City
Category:Electric vehicles introduced in the 21st century
Category:Production electric cars
Category:Battery electric buses
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