VinFast electrifies drive-to-earn space

‘Rentapasada’ promises reduced cost for operators

- Kap Maceda Aguila

ASK VINFAST officials and they will say that full-electric mobility has already moved well beyond novelty — emerging as a practical and viable path toward sustainable transportation and more cost-efficient ownership.

But the battery electric vehicle (BEV) specialist believes the proposition should not stop there. Why not, it argues, harness the advantages of the format to help people earn a living as well?

As VinFast Philippines CEO Rhomel Franco put it, “How can we make electric mobility more useful in the everyday lives of Filipinos — not just a cleaner way to travel but... something that fits real budgets and real plans for the future?”

Toward this end, the company, together with affiliated app-based taxi and ride-hailing service Green GSM — similarly backed by Vietnamese conglomerate Vingroup — recently introduced Rentapasada, a “drive-to-earn” rental program built around a brand-new VinFast vehicle deployed as a transport network vehicle service (TNVS) unit. Qualified drivers may operate either the five-seater hatchback Herio Green or the three-row, seven-seater Limo Green.