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Vietnam to ban ICE motorcycles from 2026
Hanoi, the capital city of Vietnam, said that starting July 1, 2026, all gasoline and diesel vehicles will not be allowed in the city center. In 2027, this rule will cover even more parts of the city. Later, Hanoi will also stop gas and diesel cars, but the exact date for this is not clear yet.
Vietnam plans to stop all gas and diesel motorcycles across the whole country by the year 2045. Many people in big cities like Hanoi use motorcycles and scooters that run on fuel, which cause a lot of air pollution and noise. These new rules are to help reduce that pollution and make the air cleaner and streets quieter.
Because of this, hundreds of thousands of people in Hanoi will need to buy electric vehicles or scooters by next July. This will increase the sales of electric vehicles. But it will also be a big money problem for many people, since the average monthly wage in Vietnam is about 512 euros.
The government hopes the streets will become quieter and the air will get better. But so far, they have not said if they will give any financial help to people to buy electric vehicles. They are looking into some options, but nothing has been announced yet.
Two companies that will benefit from this change are VinFast, which makes electric cars and electric motorcycles, and Selex, which also makes electric scooters. Selex has a special battery swapping system that might help solve the problem of not having many charging stations in Vietnam.