EV-only company VinFast is considering equipping some of its cars with small petrol engines to recharge the batteries and increase range, Reuters reports, citing three sources familiar with the plan and job ads.
One of the sources said a team was tasked in November to explore turning the large VF9 (above) into a range-extended electric vehicle (REEV), while a second source said hybrids were being considered. All sources said the plans were preliminary.
VinFast reportedly posted at least three LinkedIn job ads in November seeking REEV experts. It is not yet known if the carmaker plans to develop REEV technology in-house or acquire it.
Vietnam’s top-selling carmaker is trying to boost sales and expand overseas to rein in growing losses that are weighing on parent company Vingroup, according to Reuters. It sold about 104,000 cars in Vietnam (nearly 95% of its global sales) in the first nine months of 2025. The VF9, VinFast’s priciest model, accounts for roughly 1% of sales in Vietnam, and is also shipped to the US and Canada, but in low numbers.
In 2022, VinFast stopped making petrol cars, shifted to EVs and joined the COP26 declaration on green transition for cars, pledging to sell only zero-emissions vehicles in leading markets by 2035 and globally by 2040. REEVs produce emissions, but usually less than plug-in hybrids.
Facing severe air pollution, Vietnam is planning restrictions on petrol vehicles, starting with a ban on petrol motorbikes within central Hanoi from mid-2026.
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Did I read this correct. Vinfast push out 100,000 EVs this year alone? I think they will only stop ice vehicles from 2035 la. So Vinfast basically still makes ice vehicles la.
With 100k per year volume and spread over several models, can Vinfast survived?
its not 100k volume per year, its 100k in the first three quarters of the year.