Chuncheon City Limits PHEV Charging to 7 Hours...Expands Apartment Enforcement to Complexes with 100 or More Households

City adjusts slow-charging time limit from 14 hours to 7 hours
Fines of up to 100,000 won for parking beyond charging time

Chuncheon City in Gangwon Province (Mayor Yuk Dong-han) is limiting the allowable slow-charging time for plug-in hybrid (PHEV) vehicles from within 14 hours to within 7 hours.

View of Chuncheon City Hall.

Starting on the 5th, as the regulations on the requirements for eco-friendly vehicles are revised, Chuncheon City will tighten the enforcement standards for acts that obstruct charging within electric vehicle charging zones. The aim is to increase the turnover rate of charging facilities in line with the growing use of electric vehicles and to establish more efficient management standards.

With this strengthened enforcement, the allowable parking time for plug-in hybrid (PHEV) vehicles in slow-charging zones will be reduced from the previous 14 hours to 7 hours. The period from 12:00 a.m. to 6:00 a.m. is excluded. The existing standards for ordinary electric vehicles will remain unchanged: 14 hours for slow charging and 1 hour for fast charging.

Enforcement standards within apartment complexes will also be strengthened. The threshold for apartment complexes where fines are imposed for exceeding the allowable time in slow-charging zones will be expanded from the previous 500 or more households to apartments with 100 or more households.

The city is imposing fines ranging from 100,000 won to 200,000 won for violations such as illegal parking in electric vehicle charging zones, acts obstructing charging, and damage to charging zones that are reported directly by citizens through the Safety E-Report app.

An official from Chuncheon City said, "We ask electric vehicle owners to familiarize themselves with these changes in advance so that they do not suffer any disadvantages," adding, "We hope for your active cooperation in establishing a proper charging culture in which everyone can use charging facilities fairly."

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