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Demand for Diesel Cars Wanes with Rising Popularity of Eco-friendly Vehicles, Soaring Fuel Prices

Demand for Diesel Cars Wanes with Rising Popularity of Eco-friendly Vehicles, Soaring Fuel Prices

SEOUL, Nov. 15 (Korea Bizwire) — Diesel vehicles are losing ground due to the rising popularity of eco-friendly vehicles and a hike in diesel prices. The number of new diesel cars registered in the domestic market between January and October of this year stood at 288,888 units, down 21.6 percent year on year, according to [...]

80 pct Fine Dust Reduction by 2040 Thanks to Massive Decrease in Diesel Cars: Study

80 pct Fine Dust Reduction by 2040 Thanks to Massive Decrease in Diesel Cars: Study

SEOUL, March 16 (Korea Bizwire) — The volume of fine dust emissions created in the transport and power generation sector is expected to decline dramatically over the next 20 years. According to a report from the Korea Energy Economics Institute, the volume of fine dust emissions generated by the domestic transport sector is forecast to [...]

New Tech Transforms Diesel Delivery Trucks into Hybrid Vehicles

New Tech Transforms Diesel Delivery Trucks into Hybrid Vehicles

DAEJEON, Nov. 12 (Korea Bizwire) — New technology has been developed that allows diesel-powered delivery trucks to be equipped with hybrid engines that can increase fuel efficiency while reducing emissions. The Cho Chun Shik Graduate School of Green Transportation at the Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology said Monday that it had completed a [...]

Diesel Cars Account for More than Half of Total Distance Travelled by Cars in S. Korea

Diesel Cars Account for More than Half of Total Distance Travelled by Cars in S. Korea

SEOUL, Mar. 18 (Korea Bizwire) — Diesel cars, known to be one of the major causes of air pollution, comprised nearly half of all automobiles driven in South Korea last year. The Korea Transportation Safety Authority announced last Friday that cars in South Korea covered a total distance of 327.1 billion kilometers last year, an [...]