On December 11, the Ministry of Construction issued Document No. 14998, urging the Department of Housing and Real Estate Market Management to expedite the task of “Developing and perfecting national technical standards for safety in apartment buildings (existing and upcoming) equipped with electric vehicle charging stations/pillars.”
This follows a December 10 report by Vietnam Television (VTV1)’s 19:00 News program titled “Electric Vehicles in Apartment Basements: Safety Standards Still Pending,” which highlighted issues related to electric vehicle charging in residential complexes.
The Ministry of Construction mandates the development and enhancement of national technical safety standards for apartment buildings with electric vehicle charging stations/pillars. (Illustrative image: Thanh Nien Newspaper)
In alignment with key initiatives on environmental protection, climate change, green growth, circular economy, and energy efficiency, the Ministry of Construction has tasked the Department of Housing and Real Estate Market Management with urgently developing and refining national technical safety standards for apartment buildings (both existing and upcoming) equipped with electric vehicle charging stations/pillars.
The Ministry also instructs the Department to gather information and conduct policy communication during the review and enhancement of these standards, adhering to the guidelines outlined in Directive No. 07/CT-TTg dated March 21, 2023, issued by the Prime Minister on strengthening policy communication efforts.
Previously, the management board of HH Linh Đàm Apartment Complex (Hoàng Liệt Ward, Hanoi) announced a temporary halt to new vehicle registrations and plans to completely discontinue electric vehicle (electric motorcycles, electric bicycles) parking in the basement starting February 1, 2026. The management cited a rapid increase in electric vehicles, leading to basement overcrowding and heightened safety risks.
Electric motorcycles and bicycles use batteries, which pose a significant fire and explosion hazard due to electrical faults, collisions, or improper charging. In case of an incident, the dense presence of electric vehicles in the basement could cause fires to spread rapidly, generating toxic smoke and complicating evacuation, thereby endangering residents’ lives and property.
In response, the HH Linh Đàm Apartment Complex management announced that from December 2025, new registrations for electric motorcycles and bicycles would be suspended (existing vehicles registered before this date will continue to be serviced). From February 1, 2026, all electric vehicle parking in the basement, including those currently stored, will be permanently discontinued.
Facing resident opposition, on December 4, the People’s Committee of Hoàng Liệt Ward issued a document to Dien Bien Province’s Private Construction Enterprise No. 1 (the investor of the HH apartment complex) and the Linh Đàm Housing Service Branch (the investor’s representative managing the apartment complex), instructing the building management not to refuse electric vehicle parking services.
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