Daejeon City to Provide 3.25 Million KRW per Vehicle, Distributing 300 Hydrogen Cars This Year

Daejeon Shindae Hydrogen Charging Station view. Provided by Daejeon City

[Asia Economy (Daejeon) Reporter Jeong Il-woong] The city of Daejeon announced on the 10th that it will support 32.5 million KRW per eco-friendly hydrogen vehicle this year, distributing a total of 300 vehicles.

Eligibility for support is granted to citizens aged 18 or older or corporations (organizations) who have been continuously registered residents in Daejeon for at least 30 days prior to the application date.

The application period is from the announcement date until the project budget is exhausted, and both individuals and corporations can apply for support for only one vehicle each.

The city plans to prioritize the distribution of 30 vehicles among the supply volume to vulnerable groups such as basic livelihood security recipients, persons with disabilities, national merit recipients, families with multiple children, first-time buyers, taxi drivers, owners of old diesel vehicles subject to scrappage support, and residents near hydrogen charging stations.

Applicants for hydrogen vehicle purchase support can submit the purchase support application documents when signing a purchase contract for a hydrogen vehicle at any Hyundai Motor Company sales branch. Afterwards, the city will select support recipients in the order of vehicle delivery and registration, and pay the subsidy in bulk to the seller.

Hydrogen vehicle purchasers who receive the subsidy must comply with a mandatory operation period of two years in Daejeon, and during this period, vehicle sales are only allowed to Daejeon citizens. After the sale, the remaining mandatory operation period is transferred to the buyer.

If the vehicle is scrapped or deregistered during the mandatory operation period, the subsidy must be returned proportionally based on the period. The hydrogen vehicle model currently being supplied is Hyundai Motor Company’s ‘Nexo’ only.

For more detailed information regarding hydrogen vehicle purchase support, please refer to the announcement on the city’s website or contact the Infrastructure Industry Division of Daejeon City Hall.

Jung Jae-yong, Director of the Science and Industry Bureau of the city, said, “The city has supplied 861 eco-friendly hydrogen vehicles by the end of last year to reduce fine dust and greenhouse gas emissions, and plans to supply over 1,161 hydrogen vehicles cumulatively by this year. We will strive to create a leading clean hydrogen economy city by expanding hydrogen vehicle distribution and establishing a full-cycle hydrogen economy ecosystem (production, transportation, supply).”

Meanwhile, currently, five hydrogen charging stations are established and operating in Daejeon, located in Hakha, Jungdo, Sintanjin, Shindae, and Jawoondae. The city also plans to establish new charging stations at Hyeonchungwon, Nangwol, Jungchon, and Panam this year, as well as expand the Hakha charging station.

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