Yongin City Prepares Electric Vehicle Charging Facilities at 29 Locations Including Giheung-gu Health Center

Selected for the 'Mugonghaecha Transition Brand Project' Public Contest
184 Million KRW Including National Funds Invested to Install 88 Vehicles

Yongin City in Gyeonggi Province will significantly expand electric vehicle charging facilities at 29 public facilities within the city. On the 16th, Yongin City announced that it was recently selected for the Ministry of Environment's '2024 Regional Zero-Emission Vehicle Transition Brand Project' competition.

This project supports local governments and charging operators to collaborate and build charging infrastructure tailored to regional characteristics to promote the distribution of electric vehicles and chargers. The city jointly applied for this competition with three private charging operators: EVsis, SK E-Link, and Korea Electric Vehicle Charging Service.

Electric vehicle charging facilities installed at a public facility in Yongin City. Yongin City plans to establish electric vehicle charging facilities at a total of 29 locations through selection in the Ministry of Environment's 'Regional Zero-Emission Vehicle Transition Brand Project' competition.
[Photo by Yongin City]

The city plans to invest a total of 1.84 billion KRW, including 940 million KRW in national funds secured through the competition and 900 million KRW in contributions from private charging operators, to install 88 charging stations at 29 locations such as public parking lots and public facilities including Giheung-gu Public Health Center.

In this project, the city will designate locations for installing electric vehicle chargers and provide administrative support such as opening entrances and preparing parking spaces, while private charging operators will install the chargers and bear the costs of site usage fees and operation expenses.

The locations where charging facilities will be installed include Giheung-gu Public Health Center, Yongin Pyeongon Forest, Giheung Station Transfer Parking Lot, Suji and Giheung Respia, Giheung Bus Public Garage, Yongin Mir Stadium, Yongin Indoor Gymnasium, and on-street parking lots around Cheoin-gu Office.

Last year, the city was also selected for this project competition and invested 4.2 billion KRW in 36 public parking lots, installing 71 charging stations.

Lee Sang-il, Mayor of Yongin City, said, "With this selection, we can expand eco-friendly electric vehicle charging infrastructure without city budget burden," adding, "We will continue to expand charging facilities to improve accessibility for electric vehicle users."

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