Hyundai Motor Launches 'Pickup and Charging Service' for Electric Vehicle Customers

[Asia Economy Reporter Ki-min Lee] Hyundai Motor Company announced on the 10th that it will launch the 'Pickup and Charging Service' to provide convenient charging for electric vehicle customers.

The Pickup and Charging Service is a charging agency service in which Hyundai picks up vehicles from customers who own the company's electric vehicles at their desired location, provides charging and simple interior cleaning services, and then returns the vehicle to the customer. The vehicles eligible for the service are the Ioniq 5, Kona Electric, and Ioniq Electric (DC Combo type vehicles from the 2017 model year onward).

Customers wishing to apply for the service can select the date, time, vehicle location, and whether to use contactless service via a digital key in Hyundai's integrated customer service application 'myHyundai', and then pay a pickup fee of 20,000 KRW. Through the application, customers can also check the charging amount, driving range, charger connection status, driver information, and vehicle location.

Once the service reservation is complete, the assigned driver picks up the vehicle at the customer's requested location, charges it up to 80% at a nearby charging station, and completes the interior cleaning service before returning the vehicle to the customer. If the customer wishes, an additional 5,000 KRW can be paid for a mechanical car wash service. The service operates every day except Saturdays, from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. in five 2-hour time slots, providing a total of 25 services per day with 5 bookings per time slot.

Hyundai Motor Company is implementing this service throughout the entire Seoul area and plans to expand the service area in the future based on customer demand and operational data.

In addition, to commemorate the launch of the 'Pickup and Charging Service', Hyundai is conducting an event offering one service experience coupon to all electric vehicle owners eligible for the service. There is also a review event where customers who leave a review after their first use of the service receive one additional pickup coupon and one car wash coupon each.

A Hyundai Motor Company official stated, "We have launched a new concept charging service to resolve the inconvenience electric vehicle customers face with charging," and added, "Starting with Seoul, the city with the largest number of electric vehicle registrations, we will gradually expand the service area and continue to make various efforts to provide a convenient electric vehicle life for our customers."

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