SEOUL, July 8 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korea’s state-run utility Korea Electric Power Corp. (KEPCO) announced on Tuesday that it has developed Plug and Charge technology that enables automatic user certification and payment once a charging plug is inserted into an electric vehicle (EV). This technology ensures simple and automatic charging for EVs without the [...]
SEOUL, Oct. 10 (Korea Bizwire) – A group of South Korean scientists has developed new battery material, the science ministry said Monday, in what could bring significant changes to mobile devices and electronic cars. The team led by Kang Jeong-ku of the Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology (KAIST) discovered a hybrid type of [...]
SEOUL, June 30 (Korea Bizwire) – Starting next week, anyone with a low smartphone battery will be able to charge their phone in a taxi, if they get lucky. All they have to do is to watch a short advertisement. The Seoul Taxi Association (STA) announced on Thursday, June 30 that it will launch a pilot [...]