SEOUL, Aug. 21 (Korea Bizwire) – LG Chem will supply electric car battery packs to Germany’s Audi, a Volkswagen Group company. As the Korean battery maker secures more than a half of the world’s top-ten auto manufacturers as clients, it is in an enviable position to take the leadership in the fast-emerging eco-friendly car battery market. The LG [...]
SEOUL, South Korea, Sept 05 (Korea Bizwire) – Korea’s electric utility KEPCO, jointly with the Seoul city government and the Korea Environment Corp., said on September 5 that it would begin allowing electric car drivers to use high-speed rechargers owned by the three organizations. The three entities had agreed in March this year to share the recharging [...]
DAEJEON, South Korea, Sept 03, 2013 (Korea Bizwire) – Looking for a parking space for hours at a busy shopping mall or being stuck on roads jammed with cars releasing large amounts of carbon dioxide are all-too-familiar scenes for city dwellers. A group of researchers at the Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology (KAIST) recently developed [...]
Seoul, S. Korea, July 06 (Korea Bizwire) BMW has revealed a commercial on YouTube ahead of the July 29 launch of its all-electric car “i3.” The German luxury car maker said on July 5 it posted a 1-minute black-and-white video (http://youtu.be/89OA3a0pNoI) titled “the all-electric BMW i3 is coming. Unveiling July 29th” on YouTube. The video [...]