SEOUL, Nov. 15 (Korea Bizwire) – The results of a recent survey conducted by the Korea Transportation Safety Authority (KTSA) revealed that 72.9 percent of 225 electric vehicle (EV) drivers, who visited service centers between July 4 and October 12 during the ‘Special Safety Inspection for Electric Vehicles,’ would recommend purchasing an EV to their friends. [...]
SEOUL, May 3 (Korea Bizwire) — With the introduction of dedicated electric vehicles, Hyundai Motor Co.’s all-electric SUV Kona and other EVs derived from combustion engine-based vehicles are expected to be discontinued in line with slowing sales. The Korea Automobile Manufacturers Association reported that Hyundai produced only 7,731 Kona EVs for the first quarter this [...]
SEOUL, Dec. 28 (Korea Bizwire) — Claims over faulty parts in electric vehicles have soared in South Korea over the past five years, the transport ministry said Monday. The number of registered EVs jumped to 131,923 units at the end of November this year from a meager 10,855 at the end of 2016, according to [...]
SEOUL, Nov. 22 (Korea Bizwire) — Environmentally friendly cars, such as electric vehicles (EVs) and hydrogen-powered cars, make up more than 3 percent of the total vehicles registered in South Korea, a report from the country’s transport ministry showed Sunday. There were 766,464 green vehicles registered in South Korea as of end-October, accounting for 3.16 [...]
SEOUL, Sept. 28 (Korea Bizwire) — Prices of domestic electric vehicles (EVs) are gaining attention following Tesla Motors Inc.’s recent announcement that it will come up with a new EV model that costs as little as US$25,000 within the next three years. Experts expect that domestic EV manufacturers will need at least four or five [...]
SEOUL, June 9 (Korea Bizwire) – Starting Friday, all newly registered electric cars and hydrogen fuel cell vehicles in South Korea must be mounted with light-blue license plates, instead of the previous white (and green for older vehicles). Backdropped with small yin-yang symbols taken from the national flag, the left of the new plates features [...]
SEOUL, Jan. 9 (Korea Bizwire) – Korea set a new annual record in 2016 for eco-friendly vehicle sales. According to the Korea Automobile Manufacturers Association and the Korea Automobile Importers & Distributors Association, total sales of environmentally-friendly vehicles – both domestic and imported – amounted to 68,761 units, which was more than double the number [...]
ILSAN, South Korea, May 4 (Korea Bizwire) – An international conference on electric cars and the related technology kicked off on Monday with experts and officials of major carmakers gathering to discuss how the electric car market will be shaping up in the future, organizers said. The International Electric Vehicle Symposium (EVS), first held in 1969, [...]