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 [...]
SEOUL, Feb. 10 (Korea Bizwire) — The Seoul Metropolitan Government and gas station operator SK Energy Co. on Wednesday opened the first Total Energy Station that is designed to produce electricity as well as to enable the charging of electric vehicles (EVs) using a fuel cell and a solar power system. The energy station, installed [...]
SEOUL, May 18 (Korea Bizwire) — State-run utility Korea Electric Power Corp. (KEPCO) has teamed up with Kakao Mobility Corp., the country’s top taxi-hailing company, to provide a new electric vehicle (EV) charging service. The two parties recently signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) to promote cooperation for the service development needed for the establishment [...]
JEONJU, July 10 (Korea Bizwire) – South Korea is infamous for its severe parking shortage, a problem that stands out in residential areas in major cities. Most recently, ‘stealthy parking’ in electric vehicle (EV) charging areas is emerging as another source of conflict among apartment residents who struggle to search for a vacant parking spot [...]
SEOUL, Oct. 29 (Korea Bizwire) — Kia Motors Corp. and GS Caltex Corp. said Tuesday they have joined hands to offer better electric vehicle (EV) charging services. Under a bilateral memorandum of understanding, Kia and GS Caltex will collaborate on developing EV charging technologies and services. Kia, South Korea’s No. 2 carmaker and part of [...]
SEJONG, Feb. 28 (Korea Bizwire) – The Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport announced a new set of measures Monday to help accommodate the rapidly increasing number of drivers of eco-friendly vehicles in Korea, which includes new rest areas for charging EVs and hydrogen vehicles. These mini rest areas, or multipurpose rest areas, will be [...]
SEJONG, Feb. 9 (Korea Bizwire) – South Korea will build 240 electric vehicle (EV) charging stations at shopping malls and railway stations by the end of 2017 as a way to expand infrastructure for green cars in urban areas, the government said Thursday. According to the Ministry of Trade, Industry and Energy, 230 EV super [...]
SEOUL, Dec. 12 (Korea Bizwire) – The Ministry of Environment announced Sunday that it plans to support 14,000 new EV purchases in 2017 to push up the number of eco-friendly vehicles on the road. The government subsidy for purchasing a new EV in 2017 was set at 14 million won ($11,936) per vehicle, which is [...]
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 [...]
JEJU, South Korea, Oct. 5 (Korea Bizwire) – The Jeju provincial government announced Tuesday the coming of ‘EV Generation 2.0’ that will now focus on culture, tourism, infrastructure, and the environment, as part of its efforts to nurture the island’s EV industry. According to the government, EVs on Jeju now account for more than 1 [...]