SEOUL, Jan. 13 (Korea Bizwire) — SK Energy Co., a major South Korean oil refiner, said Friday it is joining hands with a state-run electric power supplier to build electric vehicle (EV) charging infrastructure at traditional gas stations across the country. SK Energy will work with Korea Hydro & Nuclear Power Co. (KHNP) to build [...]
CHUNCHEON, Jan. 22 (Korea Bizwire) — The city of Chuncheon, Gangwon Province completed a 3 billion won (US$2.7 million) joint project with the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport and Korea Expressway Corp. to build a hydrogen charging station at a service area on an expressway with trial operations scheduled to begin on Thursday. During [...]
SEOUL, Jan. 8 (Korea Bizwire) — Parking a car at a standard electric vehicle (EV) charging station for more than 12 hours will now result in a fine. The Ministry of Trade, Industry and Energy announced that a new bill will be implemented to prevent cars from blocking other drivers from charging their EVs. Previously, [...]
SUWON, Dec. 10 (Korea Bizwire) — A new charging station that can simultaneously charge up to 96 electric buses has been established in Suwon, Gyeonggi Province. More than 2 billion won (US$1.6 million) was spent to build the new charging station that comes with 48 dispensers each with a capability to fully charge a 200kWh [...]
SEOUL, Sept. 10 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korea’s industry ministry said Tuesday it plans to install 1,200 hydrogen charging stations across the country by 2040 in line with its vision to utilize hydrogen as the main source of energy for Asia’s No. 4 economy. In a bid to promote awareness of hydrogen charging stations, the [...]
SEOUL, Sept. 10 (Korea Bizwire) — The world’s first hydrogen charging station at a parliament building opened at the National Assembly in Seoul on Tuesday. The achievement is seen as a new era for the hydrogen economy in South Korea as the country’s political center now accommodates a commercial hydrogen charging station. The two hydrogen [...]
SEOUL, May 30 (Korea Bizwire) — Hyundai Motor Co. said Thursday it will build a commercial hydrogen charging station at the National Assembly by August in extended efforts to promote hydrogen vehicles. It will be the first commercial hydrogen charging station in Seoul and the world’s first such facility at a parliament building, Hyundai said [...]
SEOUL, Mar. 21 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korea’s industry ministry said Thursday it will invest 9.5 billion won (US$8.4 million) over the next three years to establish hydrogen charging stations that use biogas. The Ministry of Trade, Industry, and Energy said the project comes in line with the government’s vision of building a society that [...]
SEOUL, Feb. 11 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korea on Monday said it will allow Hyundai Motor Co. to set up a hydrogen charging station in parliament for fuel cell electric vehicles in a symbolic gesture that underscores Seoul’s commitment to boosting the hydrogen economy. Hyundai Motor, the world’s first mass-producer of hydrogen fuel cell electric [...]
SEOUL, Jan. 22 (Korea Bizwire) — Owners of electric vehicles (EVs) will be able to charge their cars and get repair services at select gas stations operated by GS Caltex Corp., under an agreement with LG Electronics Inc., the companies said Tuesday. GS Caltex, South Korea’s No. 2 gas station operator, signed a memorandum of [...]