Seoul City to Complete This Year's Old Diesel Vehicle Emission Reduction Project... Aiming to Finish Remaining 23,000 Vehicles

Support for 490,000 Old Diesel Vehicles with Grade 5 Emissions over 18 Years... Additional Support for Remaining 22,860 Vehicles This Year
Early Retirement Subsidy for Old Diesel Vehicles under 3.5 Tons for Livelihood and Small Business Owners Increased from 3 Million to 6 Million Won

[Asia Economy Reporter Lim Cheol-young] The Seoul Metropolitan Government is concluding the "Old Diesel Vehicle Emission Reduction Project," which has been underway since 2003, by strengthening early retirement support for remaining old diesel vehicles this year.

According to Seoul City on the 21st, the city has supported 490,000 Grade 5 old diesel vehicles from 2003 until last year, and plans to complete emission reduction measures for the remaining 22,860 vehicles by investing 94.9 billion KRW this year.

Specifically, emission reduction will be promoted through early retirement of Grade 5 diesel vehicles (10,000 vehicles), installation of DPF (Diesel Particulate Filter) (10,000 vehicles), installation of PM-NOx (particulate matter and nitrogen oxide reduction devices) (50 vehicles), early retirement of construction machinery (300 vehicles), installation of DPF and engine replacement for construction machinery (1,510 vehicles), and support for conversion to LPG cargo trucks (1,000 vehicles).

In particular, this year, the early retirement subsidy for old diesel vehicles has been increased from 3 million KRW to 6 million KRW to encourage more vehicle owners to participate. Additionally, the cost of installing emission reduction devices has been reduced by 30% by recalculating the device cost, lowering the self-payment burden for citizens. The "Automated Emission Comprehensive Computer System," which allows the entire application process for emission reduction device installation to be completed online, has also been launched to enhance citizen convenience. Mobile payment for self-payment will also be introduced.

Meanwhile, Seoul City plans to cancel fines imposed on vehicles that have been operated without completing emission reduction measures if the emission reduction device is installed or early retirement is carried out by November 30 of this year.

Lee Sa-hyung, Director of the Vehicle Emission Reduction Division at Seoul City, said, "Thanks to the active participation of many citizens, including owners of Grade 5 vehicles, the number of Grade 5 emission vehicles has steadily decreased and is now in the final stage. Since the seasonal fine dust management system will be re-implemented from December this year with continuous driving restrictions on Grade 5 vehicles, we hope that owners of Grade 5 vehicles will actively participate by utilizing the emission reduction measures supported by Seoul City."

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