Daejeon City Completes Purchase Support of 356 Hydrogen Cars and 11.5 Billion KRW This Year

[Asia Economy (Daejeon) Reporter Jeong Il-woong] Daejeon City's hydrogen vehicle purchase support and distribution project for this year has recently been completed.

According to the city on the 25th, the distribution project accepted applications from March until early last month, then reviewed the eligibility of applicants, went through vehicle delivery and registration procedures, and ultimately supported 356 vehicles with a budget of 11.5 billion KRW.

This year's hydrogen vehicle purchase subsidy was a total of 32.5 million KRW, including 10 million KRW from city funds. Considering that the average price of hydrogen vehicles is around 72 million KRW, the subsidy accounts for about 45% of the vehicle price.

The city plans to prepare next year's project budget reflecting the rapidly increasing demand for hydrogen vehicle purchases, and if the number of hydrogen vehicle buyers increases compared to this year, it will increase the support budget so that benefits can be provided to citizens.

Meanwhile, Daejeon started with the Hakha hydrogen charging station in 2019, expanded two charging stations last year, and is currently operating three additional stations built this year.

It also plans to have a total of 10 hydrogen charging stations operating in the region by next year.

Myeong No-chung, Director of the Science and Industry Bureau of the city, said, “We will continuously expand the charging infrastructure in line with the expansion of eco-friendly hydrogen vehicle distribution so that citizens do not experience inconvenience in using hydrogen vehicles. Above all, if citizens' demand is supported, the city will strive to increase the budget and expand support for hydrogen vehicle purchases in the future.”

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