Ulsan Opens Nation's First Hydrogen Electric Vehicle Inspection Center

Work Begins on the 11th... Convenient and Safe Testing

‘Anjeon Injeung Center’ Also Planned Nearby

The first hydrogen electric vehicle inspection center in the nation is being established in Ulsan and will begin operations.

On the 11th at 3 p.m., Ulsan City will hold an opening ceremony at the hydrogen electric vehicle inspection center, attended by about 80 people including Kim Doo-gyeom, Mayor of Ulsan, Kwon Yong-bok, Chairman of the Korea Transportation Safety Authority, and Jeon Hyeong-pil, Director of the Mobility Automobile Division at the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport.

The Ulsan hydrogen electric vehicle inspection center was built in the Ihwa Industrial Complex in Buk-gu with a site area of 3,800㎡ and a building area of 832㎡, investing 5.1 billion KRW of national funds to ensure the operational safety of rapidly increasing hydrogen electric vehicles in line with the government’s hydrogen economy activation and carbon neutrality policies.

The main tasks of the inspection center include hydrogen and natural gas pressure vessel inspections, gas vehicle manufacturer installation inspections, and automobile safety inspections.

With the establishment of the center, citizens’ inconvenience will be resolved as hydrogen and natural gas pressure vessel inspections and regular inspections, which were previously conducted separately, can now be done in a one-stop service.

Additionally, facilities such as the reception room, conference room, startup offices, exhibition hall, and electric vehicle charging stations will be open, allowing automobile inspection customers and local residents to use related convenience facilities free of charge.

Following the opening ceremony, the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport, Ulsan City, and the Korea Transportation Safety Authority signed a business agreement to establish the nation’s first dedicated hydrogen vehicle safety certification center for safety certification, including preparing safety evaluation and inspection standards to preemptively identify risks in hydrogen electric vehicle collision and rollover accidents, as well as investigating manufacturing defects.

Kim Doo-gyeom, Mayor of Ulsan, said, “I am pleased that the nation’s first hydrogen electric vehicle exclusive inspection center has opened in Ulsan and that a safety certification center has also been established.” He added, “Ulsan will position itself as a global city leading South Korea to become a hydrogen energy powerhouse in the mobility sector, from hydrogen passenger cars, hydrogen buses, and hydrogen trucks to hydrogen trams and hydrogen ships.”

Hydrogen Electric Vehicle Inspection Center.

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