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Vietnam EV Maker to Ship Longer-Range SUVs to US in April

  • VinFast will also send its first EVs to Canada, Europe
  • Earlier US shipment late last year offered less rangy models
VinFast electric vehicles bound for shipment at a port in Haiphong, Vietnam, on Friday, Nov. 25, 2022. 
VinFast electric vehicles bound for shipment at a port in Haiphong, Vietnam, on Friday, Nov. 25, 2022. Photographer: Linh Pham/Bloomberg
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VinFast, an electric car maker backed by Vietnam’s richest man, plans to ship its second batch of EVs to North America on April 4.

The company will send 900 VF 8 standard vehicles to California and 900 to Canada, VinFast Chief Executive Officer Le Thi Thu Thuy said in a statement to Bloomberg. VinFast sent 999 VF 8 City Editions — which had shorter range than the upcoming SUVs — to California late last year. The company also plans to ship 700 standard VF 8s to Europe in mid-June, she said.