SEOUL, Jan. 18 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korea’s exports of rechargeable batteries rose for the fifth consecutive year in 2020 despite the coronavirus impact, data showed Monday. Overseas shipments of rechargeable batteries came to 7.2 trillion won (US$6.6 billion) last year, up 2.9 percent from the previous year, according to the data from the industry [...]
SEOUL, Jan. 14 (Korea Bizwire) — Hyundai Motor Co. said Wednesday it will expand the operation of the ‘visiting charging service’ for its electric vehicle (EV) customers. This service is available when EV batteries are discharged during driving-on status or when customers have difficulty going to charging stations. Hyundai staff visit the location at the [...]
SEOUL, Jan. 13 (Korea Bizwire) — Hyundai Motor Co. on Wednesday released a teaser for the IONIQ 5, the first all-electric model with its own EV platform called the electric-global modular platform (E-GMP), ahead of its global unveiling next month. The IONIQ 5 midsize crossover vehicle comes with a battery that enables driving over 500 [...]
SEOUL, Jan. 8 (Korea Bizwire) — Parking a car at a standard electric vehicle (EV) charging station for more than 12 hours will now result in a fine. The Ministry of Trade, Industry and Energy announced that a new bill will be implemented to prevent cars from blocking other drivers from charging their EVs. Previously, [...]
SEOUL, Jan. 8 (Korea Bizwire) — Shares in Hyundai Motor Co. soared by nearly 20 percent on Friday as the South Korean carmaker is in talks with Apple Inc. for potential partnership in developing electric cars and batteries. Hyundai Motor jumped 19 percent to 246,000 won, far outperforming the broader KOSPI’s 4 percent gain. “We’ve [...]
SEOUL, Jan. 5 (Korea Bizwire) — Starting this year, high-end electric vehicles (EVs) that cost more than 90 million won (US$82,800) will be excluded from government subsidies. The Ministry of Environment announced Monday a new subsidy policy that will soon come into effect. The government has provided new criteria for electric vehicle subsidies based on [...]
SEOUL, Dec. 23 (Korea Bizwire) — LG Electronics Inc. said Wednesday it will launch an electric car parts joint venture worth about US$1 billion next year with Canadian auto parts company Magna International Inc. as it seeks to boost its presence in the auto parts industry. The South Korean electronics giant said it will hold [...]
SEOUL, Dec. 10 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korea’s Hyundai Motor Co. said Thursday it will invest 60.1 trillion won (US$55.5 billion) by 2025 for future mobility to gain a bigger share in the rapidly evolving global automobile markets. Hyundai Motor said it will strengthen its electrified vehicle lineup to compete with its rivals, such as [...]
DAEJEON, Dec. 4 (Korea Bizwire) — A research team affiliated with the Korea Advanced Institute of Science & Technology (KAIST) announced on Thursday that it had developed a new hybrid lithium-ion battery that enables rapid charging within seconds. Despite having a high energy density, existing lithium-ion batteries have shortcomings such as bulky size and long [...]
SEOUL, Nov. 26 (Korea Bizwire) — Hyundai Motor Co. and its affiliate Kia Motors Corp. said Thursday they are set to export over 100,000 electric vehicles this year on growing demand for environment-friendly cars. Hyundai and Kia shipped a combined 98,505 EVs from January to October, jumping 71 percent from 57,517 units during the same [...]