Gwangju City Expands Support for LPG Conversion Project of Children's School Vehicles

Gwangju City Hall

[Asia Economy Honam Reporting Headquarters Reporter Park Seon-gang] Gwangju Metropolitan City announced on the 1st that it will significantly expand the support targets for the LPG vehicle conversion project for children's school vehicles to protect children's health and reduce fine dust.

The application period is until December 16, and applications will be accepted by registered mail on a first-come, first-served basis to select a total of 94 vehicles.

A subsidy of 5 million KRW will be provided when replacing a Grade 5 emission diesel vehicle with a new LPG vehicle for children's school transportation.

This time, the existing vehicle age standard, which only applied to vehicles registered before 2011, has been abolished, and support is also available for purchasing a new LPG vehicle to be used as a children's school vehicle by scrapping a general diesel vehicle other than school vehicles.

In addition, the support target facilities have been expanded from the existing six types?kindergartens, daycare centers, elementary schools, special schools, academies, and sports facilities?to include alternative schools, private tutoring centers, child welfare facilities, and social welfare facilities, adding a total of 12 types.

Furthermore, the subsidy application requirements have been relaxed so that even if the vehicle is deregistered within two months of being selected as a beneficiary, the subsidy application is still possible.

Also, only for this year, if a new vehicle was purchased and registered within two months prior to being selected as a subsidy recipient, the subsidy application is possible.

Jung Dong-hoon, head of the Climate and Air Quality Division of the city, said, “Diesel vehicles emit more nitrogen oxides (NOX), which are causes of fine dust, compared to LPG vehicles. Therefore, active participation in the LPG vehicle conversion support project for children's school vehicles is necessary to protect the health of children vulnerable to fine dust and to improve air quality.”

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