SEOUL, Jul. 18 (Korea Bizwire) – In a significant shift in South Korea’s electric bus market, domestically produced vehicles have captured nearly 60% of new registrations in the first half of 2024, marking a pause in the rapid expansion of Chinese electric buses in the country. According to data released on July 17 by the Ministry [...]
SEOUL, May 1 (Korea Bizwire) – As the global electric vehicle (EV) market’s growth decelerates, South Korea’s electric passenger car sales have dipped this year. However, the domestic production and sales of electric buses have been on an upward trajectory, according to data from the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport and the Korea Automobile Manufacturers [...]
SEOUL, Oct. 22 (Korea Bizwire) — Roughly one third of the electric bus currently in use in South Korea were made in China. Rep. Bae Jun-young of the People Power Party submitted a report from the Ministry of Economy and Finance and the Korea Customs Service that said that 28 percent (585) of the 2,122 [...]
UIJEONGBU, Sept. 29 (Korea Bizwire) — Gyeonggi Province is introducing its first double-decker electric bus, offering an eco-friendly alternative to conventional internal combustion engine buses. The provincial government announced Tuesday that it will deploy three double-decker electric buses on a public bus route between Pocheon and Jamsil, Seoul, starting on October 1. The new double-decker bus, [...]
SEOUL, Aug. 24 (Korea Bizwire) — An eco-friendly electric bus that can be charged wirelessly at bus stops is set to launch in Daejeon. The Ministry of Science and ICT and the Daejeon metropolitan government on Monday held an inauguration ceremony for the online electric vehicle (OLEV) city bus at the Korea Advanced Institute of [...]
SEOUL, April 22 (Korea Bizwire) — Double-decker electric buses manufactured using South Korean technology will begin operations this month. The Ministry of Environment, the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport, and the Metropolitan Transport Commission held a ceremony on Wednesday in Incheon’s Yeonsu District to celebrate the launch of two-story electric buses that are the [...]
SEOUL, April 16 (Korea Bizwire) — Chinese electric bus manufacturers are scrambling to secure production plants in South Korea. Sources said that three South Korean companies in charge of the exclusive distribution of Chinese electric buses are working with Chinese firms to set up production facilities for electric buses. It is the first time for [...]
SEOUL, Feb. 16 (Korea Bizwire) – A fire broke out on a Hyundai Motor Co. electric bus, the latest in a series of accidents involving the company’s electric vehicles, but no one was hurt, authorities and company officials said Tuesday. The accident happened on Monday when the battery mounted on the bus roof caught fire [...]
SEOUL, Sept. 16 (Korea Bizwire) — Hyundai Motor Co., South Korea’s top automaker, said Monday it has developed an electric bus remote monitoring system that provides real-time information such as vehicle locations and battery levels. The fleet management system for electric buses jointly developed with KT Corp., a major telecommunications company in South Korea, will [...]
SEOUL, Jul. 19 (Korea Bizwire) — The number of electric city buses on the roads of Seoul will increase to 143 this year, the metropolitan government said Friday. Beginning in November, an additional 114 electric city buses will be deployed on 19 routes throughout Seoul under the municipal government’s bid to reduce its fine dust [...]