SEOUL, July 14 (Korea Bizwire) — Is it an attempt to evade car acquisition taxes, or to offer more choices to customers? U.S. electric carmaker Tesla Motors Inc. allows customers to purchase Full Self-Driving (FSD) systems priced at 9 million won (US$7,500) even after the customers buy a non-FSD model. Purchasing a separate option after [...]
SEOUL, July 8 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korea’s state-run utility Korea Electric Power Corp. (KEPCO) announced on Tuesday that it has developed Plug and Charge technology that enables automatic user certification and payment once a charging plug is inserted into an electric vehicle (EV). This technology ensures simple and automatic charging for EVs without the [...]
SEOUL, July 7 (Korea Bizwire) — The heir apparent of Hyundai Motor Group met with the head of refinery-to-battery conglomerate SK Group on Tuesday to discuss cooperation in the electric vehicle (EV) business. Hyundai Motor Group Executive Vice Chairman Chung Euisun and SK Group Chairman Chey Tae-won discussed cooperation on next-generation EV battery technologies, power [...]
SEOUL, July 3 (Korea Bizwire) – Tesla Motors Inc. said Friday it posted explosive sales growth in South Korea this year on the back of growing appetite for electric vehicles and fat subsidies. Tesla sold a total of 7,079 vehicles in the Korean imported passenger car market from January to June, a whopping increase from [...]
JEJU, July 1 (Korea Bizwire) – As the adoption of electric vehicles (EV) among the general public in South Korea is gaining ground, Jeju Island is striving to transform into an EV hub for the nation with the announcement of the development of a specialized platform for the EV maintenance and service sector. Jeju’s provincial government [...]
SEOUL, June 22 (Korea Bizwire) — Hyundai Motor Group’s heir apparent met with the head of LG Group in the latest move to discuss cooperation in the electric vehicle (EV) battery business, Hyundai Motor said Monday. Hyundai Motor Group Executive Vice Chairman Chung Euisun and LG Group Chairman Koo Gwang-mo discussed how to cooperate on [...]
SEOUL, June 21 (Korea Bizwire) — General Motors Co. is committed to expanding its position in South Korea by introducing more electric vehicles amid growing appetite for zero-emission cars thanks to improving charging infrastructure and state subsidies, the company has said. In a virtual media briefing held Wednesday, Jesse Ortega, architectural chief engineer at GM’s [...]
SEOUL, June 19 (Korea Bizwire) — The heads of Hyundai Motor Group and LG Group, South Korea’s two major conglomerates, will meet next week to discuss expanded cooperation in the electric vehicle business, a person familiar with the matter said Friday. Hyundai Motor Group Executive Vice Chairman Chung Euisun is set to discuss an expanded [...]
SEOUL, June 9 (Korea Bizwire) — Hyundai Motor Co. and its affiliate Kia Motors Corp. said Tuesday their combined electric vehicle sales jumped 58 percent in the January-May period from a year earlier on demand from Europe. Hyundai and Kia sold 40,182 all-electric vehicles in the first five months, up from 25,454 units in the [...]
SEOUL, May 31 (Korea Bizwire) — Hyundai Motor Group, South Korea’s leading carmaker, said Sunday that it has joined hands with local solar cells and modules manufacturer Hanwha Q Cells to develop energy storage system (ESS) with used electric vehicle (EV) batteries. Under the memorandum of understanding, the two sides will cooperate to find a [...]