[Martinjlm]

Originally Posted by Mr_Draco

Martin, do you have any insight to the new VinFast EV plant opening up here North Carolina?

Do you know anything about their EV's that you could share?

Originally Posted by FarmerFran

If you trust AI

"VinFast, the Vietnamese electric vehicle manufacturer, is planning to build a $4 billion automobile assembly plant and battery manufacturing facility in Chatham County, North Carolina. The project, announced in March 2022, was initially slated to begin production in 2024, but has been delayed, with the latest target now set for 2028. The facility is expected to create 7,500 jobs and contribute significantly to the local economy. "

Originally Posted by Martinjlm

They have plans to build the plant in North Carolina but those plans have been delayed. Whether or not they ever complete those plans in the current environment is anybody’s guess.

I’m gonna stay neutral as far as discussing their product. They have (3) models planned for sale in the US and Canada. First product has launched. Not doing well in the US. Doing a bit better in Canada but not hitting the market hard. This is not unrelated to plant delays. I’d suggest watching Throttle House and Kim Java videos of their test drives with VF8 and draw your own conclusions from their experiences.

Just a little coincidence…Spending a little quality time this weekend in Vancouver and came across this taxi. VinFast VF8.

Interesting thing about Vancouver and all of British Columbia to be exact. The concentration of EVs here is wild. I see a lot in the Detroit metro area. I see a lot whenever I go to LA or Vegas, but NOTHING like what I’m seeing in Vancouver. Played a little game while sitting in the backseat of Ubers. Half of the Ubers I rode in were Tesla. The others were a Toyota bZ4x EV, a Toyota Corolla hybrid, and a Prius. Whenever we’d stop at an intersection I’d look around and see if there was more or less than 3 EVs at the same intersection or driving through. Only two times that there was less than three EVs stopped at or driving through the intersections where we stopped. Talked to one of the Uber drivers. He does not have the ability to charge at home. He has to stop at Superchargers and pay the going rate for electricity. About $0.45. Even so, he is money ahead with his Tesla. He says gasoline has recently come down from about $7 or $8 a gallon to about $6.50.

Between that and no oil changes or other maintenance except for washer fluid he says he has reduced his total spend.