JEJU, Aug. 23 (Korea Bizwire) – The Korea Electric Power Corporation (KEPCO) is set to build smart electric vehicle charging stations on Jeju Island for the first time in South Korea as part of efforts to deliver on a commitment to make the island carbon-free by 2030. According to the Jeju branch of KEPCO on [...]
SEOUL, July 20 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korea’s state-run power supplier has devised a way to use utility poles as charging stations for electric vehicles, drastically cutting installation costs, its officials said Wednesday. Working with an idea submitted by one of its employees, the Korea Electric Power Corp. (KEPCO) said it will conduct a trial [...]
SEOUL, Feb. 14 (Korea Bizwire) – Jeju city, one of the Korean government’s model cities for electric cars, will establish 1,700 electric car charging stations this year via the foundation of a SPC of public and private enterprises, said the Ministry of Trade, Industry and Energy (MOTIE) on February 13 at the 13th National Energy Commission [...]