Yongin City Offers 100,000 Won Incentive for Driving Less

Promotional Poster for the Carbon Neutrality Points System Implemented by Yongin City This Year

Yongin City in Gyeonggi Province will provide incentives of up to 100,000 KRW for driving less.

On the 1st, Yongin City announced that it will recruit 1,224 car owners to participate in the 'Automobile Carbon Neutrality Point System,' which offers incentives of up to 100,000 KRW based on the driving distance of vehicles.

The Automobile Carbon Neutrality Point System is a program implemented by the Ministry of Environment to reduce greenhouse gases by decreasing the driving distance of passenger and commercial vehicles.

The city has secured a budget of 60 million KRW for this purpose, significantly increasing the budget from 37 million KRW (498 vehicles) last year.

Applications can be submitted from the 6th to the 17th of this month through the Automobile Carbon Neutrality Point System website.

Only one vehicle per person who owns a non-commercial passenger or commercial vehicle with 12 seats or fewer can apply. Eco-friendly vehicles such as electric cars, hydrogen cars, and hybrid vehicles are excluded.

Selected participants must register by taking photos of their vehicle's dashboard and license plate. Incentives ranging from 20,000 KRW to 100,000 KRW will be given based on the reduction rate (%) or reduction amount (km) of the total driving distance by November.

Active participants who reduce their driving distance by 40% or more, or by 4,000 km or more, will be entered into a draw to receive a 1 year and 6 months electric car rental voucher.

A city official urged, "To manage a pleasant air environment, we ask many citizens to participate in the Automobile Carbon Neutrality Point System."

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