The Government of Ho Chi Minh City will launch 25 new electric bus routes starting March 1, 2026, introducing hundreds of battery-electric buses into operation. The city’s transport authority awarded operating contracts through a tender process to VinBus Ecology Transport Services and Phuong Trang Passenger Transport Joint Stock Company. VinBus will operate nine routes, while Phuong Trang will manage 16 routes under the new package.
The expansion builds on the city’s earlier electrification plans announced in 2020. As of mid-2025, Ho Chi Minh City operated 613 electric buses, accounting for approximately 25 per cent of its total bus fleet, alongside nearly 500 compressed natural gas (CNG) buses. Following the administrative merger with Bình Dương and Bà Rịa-Vũng Tàu provinces, the city now manages 179 bus routes with around 2,320 vehicles in service.
The additional electric routes form part of Ho Chi Minh City’s target to transition to a fully clean bus fleet by 2030, in line with Vietnam’s national strategy to phase out fossil fuels in public transport. The continued deployment of electric buses is expected to reduce emissions and modernise urban mobility across the expanded metropolitan area.
