SEOUL, Oct. 22 (Korea Bizwire) – LG Electronics is ramping up its efforts in the electric vehicle (EV) charging market by introducing advanced safety features to its slow chargers, aiming to alleviate customer concerns and accelerate its domestic EV charging business. The company announced on October 21 that it will implement a dual safety system to [...]
SEOUL, May 28 (Korea Bizwire) – With electric vehicles rapidly gaining popularity, South Korea is planning to retrain automobile mechanics who have lost business to manage and maintain public electric vehicle charging stations, as part of a “just transition” policy aimed at protecting workers potentially impacted by the country’s shift toward carbon neutrality. According to the [...]
PLANO & SEOUL, June 6 (Korea Bizwire) — Electric vehicle super-fast charger manufacturer SK Signet has established a production base in Texas to take advantage of the “Buy America” policy, which promotes American-made products. On Monday morning, the company held a ceremony to celebrate the completion of its first U.S. production plant in Plano, Texas. [...]
SEOUL, Feb. 26 (Korea Bizwire) — The rapid adoption of electric vehicles (EVs) in the United States is a boon unseen before for related industries, and SK Signet Inc. is at full throttle to seize on the momentum with its advanced charging technology, its CEO has said. The unit under South Korea’s energy-to-telecom conglomerate SK [...]
SEOUL, April 20 (Korea Bizwire) — The government plans to simplify electric vehicle (EV) charger meter certification standards while streamlining the requirements for the registration of manufacturers to promote the development and installation of EV chargers. The Korea Agency for Technology and Standards on Tuesday unveiled a revision of its EV charger technology standards. The [...]
SEOUL, Jan. 14 (Korea Bizwire) — Electric vehicle (EV) charging is not easy in South Korea’s densely packed metropolitan areas, data showed Thursday. The southern port city of Busan ranked first in terms of the ratio of electric vehicles per fast charger with 29.4 units among major cities in South Korea, According to the data [...]
SEOUL, April 23 (Korea Bizwire) — Hyundai Motor Co. said Thursday that it will begin offering services for corporate customers that purchase an electric vehicle (EV) guaranteeing all processes including installing, using, repairing, and returning charging stations. The ‘EV Charging Solution’, made possible through an agreement with sTraffic Co., a local train charging infrastructure developer, [...]
SEOUL, May 28 (Korea Bizwire) — Chargers for electric vehicles (EV) will now be required to acquire certification for a legal meter in order to prevent manipulation of the charging fees. The Korean Agency for Technology and Standards announced that it will set the standards for the certification to ensure that EV chargers will be [...]