Seongnam City to Provide 5 Million KRW Support for Switching School Commute Vehicles to LPG

[Asia Economy (Seongnam) = Reporter Lee Young-gyu] Seongnam City in Gyeonggi Province will provide a subsidy of 5 million KRW for replacing old diesel vehicles used for children's school commuting with liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) vehicles.

Seongnam City announced on the 31st that it has secured a budget of 150 million KRW this year to convert 30 children's school commuting vehicles to LPG vehicles, and will accept applications from February 10 to March 13.

The application target is owners of children's school commuting vehicles who scrap diesel vehicles registered before December 31, 2011, with 15 seats or fewer, and purchase new LPG vehicles.

However, those who have applied for or already received support under the early scrapping support project for old diesel vehicles, or those who have installed emission reduction devices and have not completed the mandatory operation period of 2 years, are excluded from the support.

If there are many applicants, the city will select support recipients based on priority criteria such as vehicles permitted for paid private transportation and vehicle age.

Meanwhile, according to the current "Special Act on Air Quality Improvement in Air Quality Control Zones," diesel vehicles will not be allowed to be used as children's school buses starting in 2023.

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