Published:  22:41 Saturday - March 31, 2012

In the morning of March 29, the Thinh Hung Trade & Tourism Co. Ltd put 10 electric vehicles (of 6 seat types) into use in the coastal tourism routines with routes from Pham Van Dong street, passing Truong Sa to Son Tra peninsula and from Pham Van Dong, passing Truong Sa to the Marble Mountains (Da Nang).

Representatives from Thinh Thung Co. Ltd said, they will invest 15 electric vehicles in 2012 with the total capital of 3.7 billion dongs ($180,000).

According to the Da nang Department of Transportation, after the pilot use at the coastal routines, more electric vehicles will be operated in other different routes in Da nang. The hiring cost is 250,000dongs ($12)/ hour. These electric vehicles help to serve the traveling demand of tourists, contributing to the variety of tourism products and simultaneously reduce road accidents and traffic jams.