SEOUL, July 3 (Korea Bizwire) — LG Uplus Corp., South Korea’s No. 3 mobile carrier, said Monday that it has inked a deal with Kakao Mobility Corp., a mobility subsidiary of South Korea’s tech giant Kakao Corp., to set up a joint venture in a bid to make inroads into the electric vehicle charging station [...]
SEOUL, June 14 (Korea Bizwire) — The Seoul Metropolitan Government said Tuesday it will conduct South Korea’s inaugural demonstration of an unmanned robot charging system, capable of charging electric vehicles (EVs) without direct contact. Currently, the majority of EV charging systems utilize a plug-in mechanism, which necessitates users to directly connect a cable to their [...]
SEOUL, Jan. 19 (Korea Bizwire) — SK E&S Co., the natural gas power unit of SK Group, said Wednesday its subsidiary Parking Cloud Co. will launch a charging service for electric vehicles (EVs) at 50 parking lots across the country. Parking Cloud provides a one-stop solution ranging from parking to charging with access via a single app. The [...]
SEOUL, July 1 (Korea Bizwire) — The act of obstructing charging activities for electric vehicles will be punishable by fines in all 25 districts in Seoul starting in August. The Seoul Metropolitan Government said Thursday that the number of districts penalizing the obstruction of EV charging activities will increase from the current 12 to 19 [...]
SEOUL, May 17 (Korea Bizwire) — Hyundai Motor Co. on Monday announced the details of a new electric vehicle (EV) charging subscription plan called Lucky Pass H that allows users to charge EVs at a discounted rate within the limit of pre-set charging maximums if they pay a certain fee every month. Depending on the [...]
SEOUL, April 21 (Korea Bizwire) — Hyundai Motor Group is joining hands with retail giant Lotte Group and the asset management arm of the KB Financial Group to set up infrastructure for ultra-fast charging stations for electric vehicles (EVs). The three companies signed an agreement to establish a special purpose company (SPC) dedicated to the [...]
SEOUL, April 12 (Korea Bizwire) — BMW Group Korea said Monday it has signed a memorandum of understanding with South Korea’s state power firm Korea Electric Power Corp. (KEPCO) for joint development of a next-generation “plug-and-charge” electric vehicle (EV) charging service. The plug-and-charge service allows for one-stop processing of user identification and payment by simply [...]
SEOUL, April 12 (Korea Bizwire) — Hyundai Motor Group has developed an electric vehicle (EV) charging service platform that will be installed in the company’s future super-speed charging stations. The South Korean automaking titan announced on Monday the development of E-pit Charging Service Platform (E-CSP), a charging platform for EVs. E-CSP consists of a control [...]
SEOUL, March 24 (Korea Bizwire) — SK E&S Co., the natural gas provider under South Korean conglomerate SK Group, said Thursday it has acquired a U.S. electric vehicle (EV) charging platform operator as part of its push for green energy business. The acquisition of EverCharge Inc., a California-based startup, also included the takeover of its [...]
SEOUL, March 14 (Korea Bizwire) — The Ministry of Environment has joined hands with T Map Mobility and Kakao Mobility to introduce a QR-code payment system at electric vehicle (EV) charging stations on Monday. Previously, EV charging stations only accepted credit cards or other membership cards for payment. With the new payment system, users scan [...]