Ho Chi Minh City, March 31 -- Ho Chi Minh City authorities have urged businesses to accelerate the installation of battery-swap cabinets and charging stations for electric motorbikes, aiming to put more than 3,000 cabinets into operation across the city before April 20.

Under the city's plan, by the end of April, Ho Chi Minh City must deploy 60 charging stations and 3,000 battery-swap cabinets. The network is expected to expand further to 100 charging stations and 20,000 swap cabinets by the end of this year.

However, implementation has fallen behind schedule. The municipal Department of Construction reported that 762 locations for 2,111 battery-swap cabinets have been announced, while 300 locations for 850 cabinets have been licensed. ...