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Hydrogen-powered excavators and forklifts.ⓒNewsis, ‘[Dailyan = Reporter Chang Jung-wook] From this year, the Ministry of Environment will expand support for the distribution of electric excavators and hydrogen forklifts.’,
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, ‘The Ministry of Environment announced on the 3rd, “Since 2020, we have provided subsidies for the purchase of zero-emission construction machinery powered by eco-friendly energy such as electricity, instead of internal combustion engine construction machinery that emits air pollutants. Last year, we supported 38 electric excavators and 4 hydrogen forklifts.”‘,
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, ‘This year, a total of 2.32 billion KRW will be supported, including 1.12 billion KRW for electric excavators and 1.2 billion KRW for hydrogen forklifts.’,
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, ‘To facilitate the development of various sizes of electric excavators, the support range has been expanded to provide subsidies for battery-type excavators weighing over 20 tons and cable-type electric excavators weighing over 40 tons.’,
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, ‘To encourage the distribution of high-performance electric excavators, subsidies have been differentiated based on battery energy capacity, motor rated output, and total weight of the electric excavators.’,
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, ‘For the expansion of hydrogen forklift distribution, flat-rate subsidies will be differentiated according to the maximum lifting capacity for hydrogen forklifts that meet safety standards specified by related laws.’,
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, ‘For hydrogen forklifts with a maximum lifting capacity of 1.5 tons to less than 3 tons, the subsidy is 60 million KRW, and for those between 3 tons and less than 7 tons, it is 160 million KRW.’,
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, ‘Bulk purchase support is available if an individual or corporation desires, but coordination with the Ministry of Environment is necessary when purchasing more than three units.’,
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, ‘Subsidized electric excavators and hydrogen forklifts can be verified on the integrated zero-emission vehicles website according to guidelines.’,
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, ‘Yong-Young Oh, Director of the Air Quality Policy at the Ministry of Environment, stated, “In order to achieve carbon neutrality, we plan to replace internal combustion engine construction machinery with zero-emission construction machinery that uses electricity and hydrogen as fuel,” adding, “The zero-emission construction machinery distribution project is expected to help reduce construction site noise and ultra-fine dust scattered around living areas, contributing to environmental improvement.”’,
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