Hyundai Motor and KTC Sign MOU to Establish Electric Vehicle Charging Infrastructure Quality Verification Center

Kim Heung-su, Head of EV Division at Hyundai Motor Group (left), and Je Dae-sik, President of Korea Testing Laboratory for Mechanical, Electrical, and Electronic Equipment (right), are taking a commemorative photo after signing the MOU. (Photo by Hyundai Motor Group)

[Asia Economy Reporter Changhwan Lee] Hyundai Motor Group announced on the 24th that it is partnering with the internationally accredited testing organization Korea Testing Certification (KTC) to enhance the convenience of electric vehicle (EV) charging and lead efforts for the qualitative growth of the domestic EV market.

Hyundai Motor Group signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) for the establishment of an "EV Charging Infrastructure Quality Verification Center" at the KTC headquarters located in Gunpo, Gyeonggi Province, with key figures including Kim Heungsoo, Head of Hyundai Motor Group's EV Division, and Je Dae-sik, President of KTC, in attendance.

Through this MOU with KTC, Hyundai Motor Group plans to build the EV Charging Infrastructure Quality Verification Center and establish a standardized evaluation system based on durability, reliability, security, and actual charging performance to objectively secure the quality of EVs, chargers, and charging systems.

To this end, Hyundai Motor Group will provide test vehicles and chargers and establish a test server for the charging system.

KTC will provide the site, equipment, and facilities for the EV Charging Infrastructure Quality Verification Center and develop evaluation criteria for verification standardization.

Since the ultimate goal of this MOU is to guarantee charging convenience for EV owners, Hyundai Motor Group emphasized that it plans to secure optimal compatibility between Hyundai Motor Group EVs and domestic chargers by conducting integrated verification of vehicles, chargers, and charging systems from the EV development stage.

Additionally, the performance at each step required from the start to the end of EV charging?including chargers, mobile servers, payment servers, and authentication servers?will be evaluated, and this quality verification system will be made available for use by charger manufacturers, charging operators, and others.

Kim Heungsoo, Head of Hyundai Motor Group's EV Division, stated, "Through the EV Charging Infrastructure Quality Verification Center, we aim to build EVs and charging systems that EV owners can trust," adding, "We will not only provide customers with EVs that have secured charging quality but also establish a structure that supports high-quality charging systems for charging operators, contributing to the qualitative growth of the domestic EV market."

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