SK Rent-a-Car, 11 Consecutive Years Ranked No.1 in Consumer Well-being Environment Satisfaction Index for Rental Cars

Recognized for Electric Vehicle Business Toward Carbon Neutrality

[Asia Economy Reporter Kiho Sung] SK Rent-a-Car announced on the 24th that it has been selected as the No. 1 in the rental car category for 11 consecutive years in the "2022 Consumer Well-being Environment Satisfaction Index."

The Consumer Well-being Environment Satisfaction Index is the only well-being satisfaction measurement evaluation in Korea, jointly developed by the Korea Standards Association (KSA) and Yonsei University. It selects the No. 1 in well-being function satisfaction for each sector through five dimensions of well-being degree of products and services used by consumers: ▲Health ▲Environment ▲Safety ▲Satisfaction ▲Sociality.

SK Rent-a-Car received high praise especially for actively promoting business expansion centered on electric vehicles in line with the era's trend of carbon neutrality. As a mobility rental specialist focusing on electric vehicles, SK Rent-a-Car plans to convert all its vehicle models to eco-friendly cars by 2030. As part of this, in February last year, it issued green bonds worth 98 billion KRW for the first time since its establishment, and including the issued green bonds, it has invested a total of 170 billion KRW, purchasing about 5,000 electric vehicles in 2021 alone, continuing active investment to expand its electric vehicle business.

In addition, to provide customers with a differentiated electric vehicle usage experience, SK Rent-a-Car is creating the largest electric vehicle exclusive complex in Korea in the Jeju area. With a total investment of 40.6 billion KRW, it is establishing an 8,300-pyeong scale electric vehicle exclusive rental center and infrastructure for the electric vehicle ecosystem in Jeju, and plans to convert its existing fleet of about 3,000 vehicles to 100% electric vehicles by 2025. To this end, it plans to build a 7,200 kW-class charging facility by 2025 in collaboration with Korea Electric Power Corporation.

An SK Rent-a-Car official said, "Our various efforts to enhance customer value have led to the valuable result of winning first place for 11 consecutive years," and added, "We will continue to expand customers' electric vehicle usage experience and take the lead in creating social value through carbon reduction."

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