SEJONG, Nov. 8 (Korea Bizwire) – The Environment Ministry said Tuesday that it will drastically improve the nation’s insufficient charging infrastructure for electric vehicles (EVs) by expanding the number of EV chargers across the nation. To that end, the number of super and regular EV chargers will be increased from the current 750 and 9,258 [...]
SEOUL, May 3 (Korea Bizwire) — Phthalate plasticizer, which can hinder human endocrine systems, has been discovered in toy electric vehicles for children. The Korea Consumer Agency (KCA) conducted an investigation into 12 different models of electric vehicles in the market, and found standard-exceeding levels of phthalate plasticizer in four of them. The four models were [...]
SEOUL, April 14 (Korea Bizwire) – Installing charging devices for electric vehicles (EV) at gas stations will become easier as early as August of this year. The Ministry of Trade, Industry and Energy announced new legislation that lowers the explosion prevention standards of EV chargers installed at gas stations. After collecting ideas from the public and an [...]
SEOUL, Aug. 17 (Korea Bizwire) – By signing a deal to supply batteries for electric vehicles (EV) to the largest automaker in China, LG Chem will accelerate its advance into the emerging EV market. The leading chemicals and battery maker in Korea announced on August 16 that it had signed an agreement with Changan Automobile to supply [...]
SEJONG, April 22 (Korea Bizwire) – South Korea will invest over 1.8 trillion won (US$1.66 billion) this year to help boost the clean and renewable energy sector with the related market expected to be worth some 4.6 trillion won by 2017, the government said Wednesday. Under the new measures, approved at an economic ministers’ meeting Wednesday, [...]
SEOUL, Feb. 4 (Korea Bizwire) – Public phone booths, almost useless now, are being repurposed as charging stations for electric vehicles (EVs). KT Linkus, a KT subsidiary that is in charge of the management and maintenance of public phones, began a pilot project offering EV charging stations by transforming three phone booths in Seoul from February 3, [...]
SEOUL, July 25 (Korea Bizwire) – LG Electronics, South Korea’s tech giant and Samsung’s arch rival for both the local and overseas markets, plans to enter next “big thing” in the global automotive market: auto parts business. LG will make an announcement at the upcoming International Consumer Electronics Show (CES) in next January to this end. The consumer electronics brand [...]
SEOUL, June 17 (Korea Bizwire) – KEPCO will introduce small electric vehicles (EVs) for business purposes to encourage the usage of EVs by replacing old gasoline-fueled vehicles which are due replacing terms from this year. From introducing 30 EVs this year, the electric utility will bring in 225 vehicles in 2015-2016 and replace all the business [...]
SEOUL, June 11 (Korea Bizwire) – An exhibition on environmental products and services will be held for four days between June 10 and 13. The Ministry of Environment said on June 9 that the ENVEX 2014, the International Exhibition on Environmental Technology and Green Energy, will be open at KOEX in Seoul’s Gangnam. The 36th event [...]
SEOUL, Korea, May 2, 2014 (Korea Bizwire) – Seoul City Government has got down to encouraging the wider usage of eco-friendly electric cars, also known as EV, among Seoulites by expanding charging stations and increasing the public awareness of the EV benefits. Currently, EVs are mostly serving public purposes at places like public agencies, car [...]