[2020 Green Mobility Award] Park Gwang-seok, Director General of the Ministry of Environment, "Targeting 200,000 eco-friendly vehicles by this year... Will build infrastructure and provide support"

On the 29th, award recipients and key guests are posing for a photo at the '2020 Korea Green Mobility Awards' hosted by Asia Economy at the Chosun Hotel in Jung-gu, Seoul. From the left, counterclockwise: Jeon Sun-il, Executive Director of Hyundai Motor Company; Choi Young, Executive Director of POSCO; Lim Soo-gil, Vice President of SK Innovation; Lee Sang-tae, EV Project Leader of Global Business Development Division at Renault Samsung Motors; Kim Byung-soo, Team Leader at Korea GM; Kim Sung-soo, Executive Director of Hyosung; Lee Dong-gyu, Vice President of Kakao Mobility; Chung Man-ki, President of Korea Automobile Manufacturers Association; Jung Seung-il, Vice Minister of Ministry of Trade, Industry and Energy; Choi Young-beom, President of Asia Economy; Park Kwang-seok, Director of Planning and Coordination Office at Ministry of Environment; Kim Pil-su, Professor at Daelim University. Photo by Kang Jin-hyung aymsdream@

[Asia Economy Reporter Ki-min Lee] Park Kwang-seok, Director of the Planning and Coordination Office at the Ministry of Environment, announced that the government aims to actively support and build infrastructure to distribute 200,000 eco-friendly vehicles by the end of this year.

Director Park made this statement on the 29th while attending the "10th Korea Green Mobility Awards Ceremony," hosted by Asia Economy and sponsored by the Ministry of Trade, Industry and Energy and the Ministry of Environment.

Director Park said, "The key is how the industrial ecosystem becomes efficient and established, and how to compete in both global and domestic markets," adding, "The Ministry of Environment's internal goal for this year is to distribute 200,000 eco-friendly vehicles, and we will actively provide support and build infrastructure for this."

Earlier, on the 9th of this month, the Ministry of Environment set a cumulative distribution target of 200,000 eco-friendly vehicles, including hydrogen and electric cars. According to the Ministry, by the end of last year, a total of approximately 113,000 eco-friendly vehicles had been distributed, and an additional 94,430 vehicles are expected to be distributed this year.

Specifically, this year, the plan is to distribute 84,150 electric vehicles, including 65,000 electric passenger cars, 7,500 electric cargo vehicles, 650 electric buses, and 11,000 electric two-wheelers, as well as 10,280 hydrogen vehicles, including 10,100 hydrogen passenger cars and 180 hydrogen buses.

Director Park explained that while the hardware, such as the vehicle's own performance, is important for the distribution of eco-friendly vehicles, software such as infrastructure development that can be integrated into our society is also crucial.

Director Park said, "The automobile itself is a cultural code of modern society," and added, "Cars embody personal space, mobility, a sense of speed, and social values, so convenience is very important." As an example of convenience, he emphasized the importance of expanding charging stations for hydrogen and electric vehicles.

Furthermore, Director Park urged companies to make efforts to produce good products. He said, "The government will provide all the support needed as a catalyst or to take the lead, but in the market, many must compete with foreign countries to create products that are well accepted."

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