Korea Transportation Safety Authority Collaborates with Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Ulsan City to Establish Dedicated Hydrogen Vehicle Certification Center

187 Billion KRW National Budget, 28.3 Billion KRW Local Budget Invested
Scheduled for Completion in 2026

The Korea Transportation Safety Authority announced on the 12th that it signed a "Memorandum of Understanding for the Establishment of a Hydrogen Electric Vehicle Safety Certification Center" together with the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport and Ulsan Metropolitan City at the Ulsan Hydrogen Electric Vehicle Inspection Center on the 11th.

At the opening ceremony of the Ulsan Hydrogen Electric Vehicle Inspection Center on the 11th, (from left) Jeon Hyeongpil, Director of the Mobility Automobile Bureau at the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport, Kim Doogeom, Mayor of Ulsan Metropolitan City, and Eom Seongbok, Director of the Automobile Safety Research Institute at the Korea Transportation Safety Authority, signed a "Business Agreement for the Establishment of the Hydrogen Electric Vehicle Safety Certification Center" and took a commemorative photo.
[Photo by Korea Transportation Safety Authority]

This memorandum aims to successfully promote the establishment of a dedicated certification center that develops safety standards and evaluation technologies and conducts certification for hydrogen electric vehicles, which require a high level of safety.

In line with the government's policy to expand the supply of eco-friendly vehicles, the Authority conducted a feasibility study in 2021 for four cities including Ulsan Metropolitan City and is actively promoting the establishment of the Hydrogen Electric Vehicle Safety Certification Center this year.

The Hydrogen Electric Vehicle Safety Certification Center will be built on approximately 25,000㎡ of land within the Ihwa General Industrial Complex in Buk-gu, Ulsan, with a total investment of 47 billion KRW (18.7 billion KRW from the national government and 28.3 billion KRW from local government). The target completion year is 2026.

The center will be equipped with five types of testing equipment for the development and certification of hydrogen electric vehicles, including fuel cell evaluation equipment and electromagnetic wave testing equipment.

Kwon Yong-bok, Chairman of the Korea Transportation Safety Authority, stated, "By establishing a dedicated certification center for hydrogen electric vehicles, we will enhance safety so that the public can use hydrogen electric vehicles with greater confidence. We will also spare no effort to foster the hydrogen electric vehicle and parts industries through related institutional improvements and technical support to reduce greenhouse gases and transition to a hydrogen society."

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