SK Rent-a-Car and Humax Mobility Join Forces to Develop Sustainable EV Mobility Services

Development of New Businesses Including Advancement of Charging Services Related to Electric Vehicles

[Asia Economy Reporter Kiho Sung] SK Rent-a-Car announced on the 20th that it will collaborate with mobility platform company Humax Mobility to enhance convenience for electric vehicle users by focusing on eco-friendly electric vehicle-centered mobility services.

The two companies signed a business agreement for "Advancement of Electric Vehicle-Related Services and New Mobility Business Cooperation" yesterday at Humax headquarters located in Bundang-gu, Seongnam-si, Gyeonggi-do. The signing ceremony was attended by Kim Hyun-soo, Head of Mobility BM Development Lab at SK Rent-a-Car, and Shim Jae-yeol, Head of Partnership Business at Humax Mobility, among others.

Humax Mobility is an integrated mobility platform company that provides services such as parking lot operation (Hi-Parking), electric vehicle charging (Humax EV), car sharing (PeopleCar, CarFlat), and parking facilities (Humax Pax), based on its mobility hub. Currently, in the electric vehicle charging sector, it offers total charging solutions encompassing charger development, manufacturing, services, and integrated platform operation, and has recently been expanding its hub-linked business areas in the mobility field.

SK Rent-a-Car and Humax Mobility plan to mutually cooperate to enhance customer value through various electric vehicle-centered mobility services by ▲expanding charging service coverage ▲jointly developing related services to maximize charging convenience such as on-site charging ▲and developing other new mobility service businesses.

First, the two companies plan to significantly improve charging accessibility for electric vehicle users. They will integrate Humax Mobility’s ‘Humax EV’ charging network into SK Rent-a-Car’s electric vehicle specialized service package ‘EV Link’ to expand charging coverage. ‘Humax EV’ is one of the top five private electric vehicle charging operators in Korea, currently operating about 9,000 chargers.

Launched in September, SK Rent-a-Car’s ‘EV Link’ provides essential services for electric vehicle operation such as charging, parking, car washing, and maintenance to electric vehicle users. Notably, with a single charging card, users can conveniently access approximately 50,000 chargers nationwide operated by major domestic charging operators including Korea Electric Power Corporation, Ministry of Environment, Everon, ChargeBee, and Korea Electric Vehicle Charging Service.

The two companies also plan to collaborate on various projects such as on-site charging and payment convenience services to enhance charging convenience for electric vehicle users. Additionally, they will continue multifaceted cooperation to enable SK Rent-a-Car customers to use various mobility services operated by Humax Mobility, including parking, charging, and car washing.

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