The Hanoi People’s Committee has approved the proposal from the Department of Transport regarding the pilot implementation of electric bus routes in the city. The first electric buses are expected to hit the roads today (December 2).
Initially, Hanoi will pilot 3 electric bus routes, including: the My Dinh – Ocean Park urban area route; the Long Bien – Cau Giay – Ocean Park urban area route; and the My Dinh Bus Station – Ocean Park urban area route. In the first quarter of 2022, the city will continue to open 2 additional routes: Hao Nam – Ocean Park urban area and Giap Bat – Ocean Park urban area. By the second quarter of 2022, 4 more routes will be implemented: Long Bien – Cua Nam – Smart City urban area; Vo Chi Cong Inter-agency – Times City urban area; Smart City urban area – West Lake Water Park; and Smart City urban area – Vincom Long Bien.
Notably, Hanoi will prioritize opening routes that connect with the urban railway line 2A Cat Linh – Ha Dong.
Previously, at the end of February 2021, the electric bus station system of VinFast was completed in the Vinhomes Ocean Park urban area, including parking lots, ticket sales rooms, and several other areas. The electric buses have attracted great interest from the Vietnamese public. Once operational, the electric bus routes will offer significant advantages such as zero emissions and low noise…
Smart electric bus primarily in green color
Electric bus registered with a yellow license plate for commercial vehicles.
Bus equipped with many features such as free wifi, USB charging ports, entertainment screens, security camera systems, reverse warning, and stop observation…
Bus designed with separate entry and exit points and areas for disabled individuals
Handrails for passengers.
Each electric bus is equipped with 6 emergency hammers in case of emergency.
Priority seating for disabled individuals.
Bus arranged with 28 seats, 39 standing spots, and 1 space for a wheelchair.
Driver’s cabin equipped with smart screens and security cameras to monitor driver behavior.
Vehicle movement schedule data will be sent to the control center.
With 4 large batteries of 281kWh capacity, the electric bus can travel a maximum distance of 220-260km.
Electronic board displaying weather, date, time, and total number of seats on the bus; preventing overloading.
If charged at a 150kW charging station, the bus will be fully charged in 2 hours and can travel over 200km.
Charging port located at the rear right of the bus.
Estimated charging time is about 2 hours, each charging station has solar panels.
To operate the electric bus, the driver uses a card with a code.
Each depot has a maintenance and repair center for the buses.
Close-up of the driver’s cabin of the first electric bus in Hanoi.
Hanoi is expected to have between 150 to 200 electric buses in operation.
The first electric buses will officially transport passengers on the streets of Hanoi from the morning of December 2, 2021.
