Support for the Purchase of 11,746 Electric Vehicles and 832 Hydrogen Vehicles… Additional Benefits for Multi-child Families, Youth, Low-Income Groups, and Small Business Owners,
Promotional Material for Eco-Friendly Vehicle Distribution and Charging Infrastructure./Photo provided by Jeollanam-do, ‘Jeollanam-do announced on the 12th that it will allocate a budget of 195 billion KRW this year to support the purchase of 12,578 electric and hydrogen vehicles to accelerate the realization of carbon neutrality by reducing greenhouse gas emissions.’,
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, ‘This year’s distribution of electric vehicles is set at 11,746 units in total, including 8,049 passenger cars, 2,887 trucks, 87 buses, 17 children’s school vehicles, and 706 two-wheelers. Purchase subsidies vary according to the vehicle’s performance and size with a maximum of 14.63 million KRW for passenger cars, 24 million KRW for trucks, and 121 million KRW for children’s school vehicles.’,
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, ‘For passenger car purchases, multi-child families can receive up to an additional 3 million KRW depending on the number of children, while electric taxis receive an additional 2.5 million KRW. Young first-time buyers and low-income groups receive an additional 20% of the national subsidy, and for electric truck purchases, small business owners and low-income groups receive an additional 30%, with agricultural and delivery vehicles receiving an additional 10% of the national subsidy.’,
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, ‘Additionally, Jeollanam-do will provide an extra local subsidy of 1.3 million KRW for compact passenger cars and 600,000 KRW for two-wheelers that are produced locally. The supply of hydrogen vehicles is set at 832 units, including 763 passenger cars, 25 low-floor buses, and 44 high-floor buses, with purchase subsidies of up to 37.5 million KRW for passenger cars, 337 million KRW for low-floor buses, and 370 million KRW for high-floor buses.’,
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, ‘Those interested in purchasing eco-friendly vehicles should submit the required documents to the resident (business) registration office in their jurisdiction to apply. Detailed information on eligibility and other specifics can be found on the announcement sections of the city and county websites or the integrated website for zero-emission vehicles.’,
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, ‘So far, Jeollanam-do has distributed 27,689 electric vehicles, 1,106 hydrogen vehicles, and installed and operates 10,373 electric vehicle charging facilities and 12 hydrogen charging stations (across 9 locations).’,
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, ‘Park Jong-pil, director of Jeollanam-do’s Department of Environment and Forestry, stated, “The transport sector accounts for 18.3% of Jeollanam-do’s greenhouse gas emissions, highlighting the need for promoting eco-friendly vehicle distribution to achieve carbon neutrality,” and added, “We will continue to expand the supply of eco-friendly vehicles and charging infrastructure.”‘, ‘article_split’,
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