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I want to go green, but my landlord’s electric bike ban keeps stopping me

I want to go green, but my landlord’s electric bike ban keeps stopping me

I recently shared my plan to buy a small electric bike for my daily 3-km ride to the metro station with my landlord, only to have the idea immediately rejected.
Electric bike shortcut leads to collision, knocking down female rider

Electric bike shortcut leads to collision, knocking down female rider

Hanoi’s gasoline motorbike ban: ‘major surgery’ for transport system to give residents cleaner air

Hanoi’s gasoline motorbike ban: ‘major surgery’ for transport system to give residents cleaner air

Is a $190 subsidy enough to make Vietnamese switch to electric motorbikes?

Is a $190 subsidy enough to make Vietnamese switch to electric motorbikes?

A VND5 million ($190) subsidy could spark interest, but more is needed to truly incentivize Vietnamese people to switch from gas-powered motorcycles to electric ones.
November 27, 2025 | 08:47 pm PT
Ride-hailing driver earns $0.3 for 2-km trip, spends 30 minutes waiting for riders

Ride-hailing driver earns $0.3 for 2-km trip, spends 30 minutes waiting for riders

A 2-km ride earns a Vietnamese ride-hailing driver less than VND9,000 (US$0.34), but each trip can take nearly half an hour as many customers ask him to wait “five to seven minutes.”
November 26, 2025 | 08:16 pm PT
Families say Vietnam's new child car seat law inconvenient

Families say Vietnam's new child car seat law inconvenient

For the past few days 38-year-old Nhat Tung has been struggling to figure out how to fit his three children into his five-seat sedan.
November 25, 2025 | 11:40 pm PT
Two women keep ride-hailing driver waiting, blocking traffic in narrow alley

Two women keep ride-hailing driver waiting, blocking traffic in narrow alley

Ride-hailing apps show a driver’s real-time location, so why do some passengers not bother checking and instead let drivers wait outside?
November 19, 2025 | 05:18 pm PT
Why mandate car seats but allow children to ride unprotected on motorbikes?

Why mandate car seats but allow children to ride unprotected on motorbikes?

Compared to sitting in a car, children riding on motorbikes are at risk many times greater.
November 18, 2025 | 08:51 pm PT
What sets electric bicycles apart from electric motorbikes

What sets electric bicycles apart from electric motorbikes

Electric bicycles differ from electric motorbikes in pedals, motor capacity, speed limits, and the licensing requirements applied to riders.
November 13, 2025 | 05:23 pm PT
Nearly 400 students add nameplates to electric bikes for road safety, sparking online buzz

Nearly 400 students add nameplates to electric bikes for road safety, sparking online buzz

Nearly 400 students at Ngoc Lap Middle School in Phu Tho Province have attached blue nameplates to their electric bicycles to enable parents and teachers to keep track of them after school, an initiative that has gone viral online for its road safety message.
November 11, 2025 | 07:01 pm PT
Using phones while driving: A deadly act of negligence

Using phones while driving: A deadly act of negligence

Holding a phone in one hand and steering a vehicle with the other has caused countless accidents across Vietnam’s roads.
November 9, 2025 | 07:19 pm PT
Driver crashes into rice field while fleeing police checkpoint

Driver crashes into rice field while fleeing police checkpoint

A 43-year-old driver in northern Thai Nguyen Province skidded into a rice field after reversing to evade a traffic police checkpoint.
November 6, 2025 | 01:29 am PT
Traffic situation: Sudden 3-second green light leads drivers to accidentally run red

Traffic situation: Sudden 3-second green light leads drivers to accidentally run red

A green light lasting just three seconds at a Ho Chi Minh City intersection caused a group of drivers to unintentionally run a red light after being caught off guard.
November 5, 2025 | 02:19 am PT
‘Motorbikes: Vietnam’s most dangerous mode of transport’

‘Motorbikes: Vietnam’s most dangerous mode of transport’

Motorbikes, with the speed of a car but the bare-bones structure of a bicycle, are inherently unsafe, especially when driven on poorly maintained roads.
November 3, 2025 | 12:40 am PT
How are gasoline motorcycles converted to electric?

How are gasoline motorcycles converted to electric?

Motorcycles TV Co. seeks to convert gasoline-powered motorcycles into hybrid vehicles, allowing their owners use of both the regular and electric motors.
November 8, 2025 | 05:19 pm PT
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