Vietnam, a country that has developed impressive start-ups in many industries in recent years, also appears to be emerging as an innovation hub for green mobility, in this case electric motorcycles, thanks to two progressives so far. company.
The country’s homegrown automaker, VinFast, is credited with developing a brand line of electric scooters called “Klara,” whose first model line was launched in 2018. At the time, the all-in-one scooter was reminiscent of Italy’s legendary Vespa in design, could travel 90 kilometers per charge, had a top speed of 50 kilometers per hour, and was already equipped with on-board GPS and Bluetooth.
Meanwhile, VinFast’s range of electric scooters has expanded to five, with the elegantly designed Theon S – the fastest and most powerful model – that can travel up to 150 kilometers per charge. The top speed is close to 100 kilometers per hour.
smart electric scooter
All five bikes are now equipped with a smart connection to the e-scooter app on the rider’s phone. In Vietnam, they are priced between VND 22 million ($958) to VND 69.9 million ($3,044).
Meanwhile, VinFast is facing competition from another electric motorcycle maker, Dat Bike. Founded in 2019, the Ho Chi Minh City-based company, while much smaller, aims no less than to drive mass adoption of green transportation in Southeast Asia and convert some 250 million petrol motorcycles in the region to electric vehicles .
Dat Bike is targeting a more stylish crowd with its line of retro-designed Weaver models, the first of which was launched in 2019 and is capable of a top speed of 80 km/h for 100 km. The latest model, the Weaver 200, is more powerful and can travel up to 200 kilometers on a single charge at speeds of up to 90 kilometers per hour.
The company says the appeal of these vehicles is their fast charging times and fairly competitive prices, as well as their sporty designs and quick acceleration atypical of battery-powered motorcycles.
Funded by Singapore Venture Capital Corporation
Dat Bike is backed by Singapore-based venture capital firm founding investor Wavemaker Partners and announced in early April that it had raised $5.3 million from Jungle Ventures, also from Singapore, bringing the company’s total raised since its inception to $10 million.
The company will use the cash inflow to expand domestically into cities in northern, central and southern Vietnam and hire top talent. It opened a new store in Hanoi this month and will soon open another in Da Nang city. Populous Indonesia will be its next market in Southeast Asia in the next two to three years.
Pride of Vietnam: VinFast Theon S, Dat Bike Weaver 200 Vietnam, a country that has developed impressive start-ups in many industries in recent years, also appears to be emerging as an innovation hub for green mobility, in this case electric motorcycles, thanks to two progressives so far. company. The country’s homegrown automaker, VinFast, is credited with developing a brand line of electric scooters called “Klara,” whose first model line was launched in 2018. At the time, the all-in-one scooter was reminiscent of Italy’s legendary Vespa in design, to travel…
Vietnam, a country that has developed impressive start-ups in many industries in recent years, also appears to be emerging as an innovation hub for green mobility, in this case electric motorcycles, thanks to two progressives so far. company.
The country’s homegrown automaker, VinFast, is credited with developing a brand line of electric scooters called “Klara,” whose first model line was launched in 2018. At the time, the all-in-one scooter was reminiscent of Italy’s legendary Vespa in design, could travel 90 kilometers per charge, had a top speed of 50 kilometers per hour, and was already equipped with on-board GPS and Bluetooth.
Meanwhile, VinFast’s range of electric scooters has expanded to five, with the elegantly designed Theon S – the fastest and most powerful model – that can travel up to 150 kilometers per charge. The top speed is close to 100 kilometers per hour.
smart electric scooter
All five bikes are now equipped with a smart connection to the e-scooter app on the rider’s phone. In Vietnam, they are priced between VND 22 million ($958) to VND 69.9 million ($3,044).
Meanwhile, VinFast is facing competition from another electric motorcycle maker, Dat Bike. Founded in 2019, the Ho Chi Minh City-based company, while much smaller, aims no less than to drive mass adoption of green transportation in Southeast Asia and convert some 250 million petrol motorcycles in the region to electric vehicles .
Dat Bike is targeting a more stylish crowd with its line of retro-designed Weaver models, the first of which was launched in 2019 and is capable of a top speed of 80 km/h for 100 km. The latest model, the Weaver 200, is more powerful and can travel up to 200 kilometers on a single charge at speeds of up to 90 kilometers per hour.
The company says the appeal of these vehicles is their fast charging times and fairly competitive prices, as well as their sporty designs and quick acceleration atypical of battery-powered motorcycles.
Funded by Singapore Venture Capital Corporation
Dat Bike is backed by Singapore-based venture capital firm founding investor Wavemaker Partners and announced in early April that it had raised $5.3 million from Jungle Ventures, also from Singapore, bringing the company’s total raised since its inception to $10 million.
The company will use the cash inflow to expand domestically into cities in northern, central and southern Vietnam and hire top talent. It opened a new store in Hanoi this month and will soon open another in Da Nang city. Populous Indonesia will be its next market in Southeast Asia in the next two to three years.
