Green SM, a ride-hailing company owned by Vietnam’s Vingroup, launches an all-electric taxi service in Los Angeles with a fleet of 500 VinFast VF 8 SUVs. The service operates with full-time drivers and marks VinFast EVs entering the city at a larger scale than before.
The reports describe the launch as Green SM’s ninth international market and frame it as part of broader efforts by Vingroup’s sister companies to expand their presence in the United States. Car and Driver, InsideEVs, and The Next Web focus on the same starting fleet and model, emphasizing that the new service brings hundreds of EVs onto U.S. roads. While the outlets differ slightly in wording—such as how they describe the market expansion or the “newest” nature of the service—they align on the core details of timing, location, and fleet size.
