Grab plans fifteenfold expansion of its charging network in Vietnam
The expansion of Grab charging networks in Vietnam comes on the back of a new deal between Grab Vietnam and the city of Hanoi signed at the end of June 2026. The two partners are focusing on developing green transportation, digitising tourism, and digital transformation. The city unveiled a roadmap to restrict fossil-fuelled motorcycles from entering Hanoi. From 2028, only motorcycles meeting Euro 3 emissions standards will be allowed into the capital.
While the restriction of polluting motorcycles is cited in Vietnamese media as aimed at tackling air pollution in the capital, countries across Southeast Asia have seen an uptake in electric vehicles in response to the current oil crisis. War in the Middle East has seen Asian countries struggle with a lack of the finite commodity, since around 90 per cent of oil supply to the region stems from the Persian Gulf.
Charging infrastructure for electric motorcycles and cars in Vietnam is dominated by VinFast, which exclusively caters to its own vehicles with around 150,000 ports, points and stations, compared to under one thousand from the next-largest providers, Grab and Charge+. In contrast, Grab’s expanding network provides charging for vehicles from a range of manufacturers that not only includes VinFast vehicles, but also serves BYD vehicles as well as hybrids from Toyota and Hyundai. At the end of 2025, Grab Vietnam and Charge+ signed a partnership to develop an electric vehicle charging and battery swapping network in Vietnam.
Approaches to servicing other brands of vehicles vary among Vietnam’s charging networks: Honda is rolling out an increasing number of electric two-wheelers for which it provides exclusive charging networks, whereas the Omoda and Jaecoo subbrands of Chinese automaker Chery opens its charging stations to other compatible EVs.
Ma Tuan Trong, managing director at Grab Vietnam, said in a statement, “We invest heavily in operators of shared charging stations, ensuring that the expansion of the charging station system must meet the needs of both motorbikes and cars, thereby encouraging more and more people to switch to electric vehicles.”
According to Vietnamese media, only 9 per cent of households in Vietnam own a car, with just over 7 million cars on Vietnam’s roads compared to around 84 million two-wheelers.
According to Vietnam.vn, Grab states that it will “collaborate with partners and the Hanoi Department of Construction to implement projects to expand shared charging station infrastructure, in line with the city’s actual needs.”
Grab has invested in Eboost, which provides charging solutions for both electric motorcycles and electric cars. Earlier this year, Grab introduced its Grab Driver app, which allows GrabCar drivers to find stations, charge and pay and connect with providers such as Eboost, Charge+, EV One and ChargeLink.
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