Hamyang-gun Supports Early Retirement of Old Diesel Vehicles and Purchase of New LPG Cars

Applications Open Until August 17 for Diesel Vehicles with Emission Grade 5 and Others

Hamyang County Office building exterior view

[Asia Economy Yeongnam Reporting Headquarters Reporter Choi Soon-kyung] Hamyang-gun, Gyeongnam Province, is implementing the 4th phase of the early retirement program for old diesel vehicles and the new purchase support project for LPG cargo trucks to reduce fine dust and manage clean air quality.

The application deadline is August 17, and applicants must bring their ID card and vehicle registration certificate to visit the Environmental Hygiene Division of Hamyang-gun Office, or submit by mail or email.

The county supported subsidies for early retirement of about 200 vehicles in three phases this year and will conclude the 2022 project with the 4th announcement.

The eligible vehicles for early retirement support are diesel vehicles with emission grade 5 that have been continuously registered in the county for more than 6 months and have had the final ownership period of more than 6 months.

Also included are three types of road construction machinery manufactured under emission standards before 2005 (dump trucks, concrete mixer trucks, concrete pump trucks). However, they must not have been retrofitted with emission reduction devices or converted to low-emission engines through government support.

The support scale is about 150 vehicles for early retirement, and about 11 vehicles for new LPG 1-ton cargo truck purchases. If selected as eligible vehicles, support will be provided at 50-70% of the standard price within the upper limit of the early retirement subsidy, depending on the model and year of the vehicle to be scrapped.

When purchasing new or used vehicles (emission grades 1 or 2) that are not diesel vehicles, an additional 30-50% of the standard price will be supported.

The LPG cargo truck new purchase support project provides a fixed amount of 2 million KRW when the same person purchases a new LPG 1-ton cargo truck after scrapping a diesel vehicle.

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