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Sun, May 29, 2022 | 18:34
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Six electric car battery chargers installed on highways
'충전걱정 끝'…전기차로 서울-세종·당진·춘천 달린다
Posted : 2014-08-12 17:45
Updated : 2014-08-13 11:24
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By Kim Se-jeong

An electric car battery charger installed at a highway service area in Anseong, Gyeonggi Province/ Courtesy of Korea Environment Corp.
An electric car battery charger installed at a highway service area in Anseong, Gyeonggi Province
/ Courtesy of Korea Environment Corp.
The Ministry of Environment said Tuesday it recently installed six battery chargers for electric cars along highways.

Two chargers are installed at each of three highway service areas in Anseong, Hwaseong and Gapyeong, all in Gyeonggi Province, according to the ministry.

Drivers can use the chargers for free, and the charging time will take about 20 minutes.

It marks the first time the government has installed battery chargers for electric cars along highways. The ministry hopes the measure will prompt people to buy more electric vehicles, considered more environmentally friendly than gas-fueled cars.

"This means you can now travel from Seoul to Sejong City, Chuncheon in Gangwon Province and Dangjin in South Chungcheong Province with your electric car without having to worry about running out of battery," Park Yeon-jae, a ministry official, told reporters.

He added the ministry will install 600 more chargers on highways through 2017.

"For electric vehicles, it's critical to establish infrastructure," Park said.

Battery charging is an obstacle in getting people to buy electric vehicles. Compared to gasoline cars, batteries in these cars do not last long, and charging usually takes more time.

According to the ministry's statistics, as of June, Korea had 1,871 registered electric cars. The ministry's goal is to increase the number to 200,000 by 2020.

The prices of electric vehicles are another issue.

The cheapest model costs around 40 million won ($38,960) here. Despite state subsidies, it's still more expensive than gasoline-powered vehicles.

The biggest subsidy comes from the central government which offers up to 15 million won ($14,608) to an electric car buyer. Provinces like Jeju Island, Gwangju and Changwon, South Gyeongsang Province provide additional subsidies.

Firms and public organizations are among the main buyers.

On Jeju Island, which has active support programs for individual drivers, it is less costly to drive electric vehicles.

In the province, electric cars have been a success story. Governor Won Hee-ryong even pledged on Monday to replace all the vehicles on the island with electric models by 2030.

For the central government, creating a pool of subsidy funding is a major challenge.

The environmental ministry is unsuccessfully pushing the program of "bonus and malus" intended to collect penalties from consumers who buy vehicles with high greenhouse emissions, and to give the money back to electric car drivers.

Opposition has come from the automobile industry which argues the program will damage automobile makers and hurt the Korean economy.

Controlling transportation is critical in reducing greenhouse gas emissions.

Statistically speaking, one vehicle emits on average 2.4 tons of greenhouse gas annually.


'충전걱정 끝'…전기차로 서울-세종·당진·춘천 달린다

환경부, 고속도로휴게소 6곳에 충전기 설치…유료화 추진

앞으로 전기차 보유자들이 서울에서 세종, 춘천, 당진까지 충전 걱정 없이 오갈 수 있게 됐다.

환경부는 경부고속도로 안성휴게소를 비롯해 서해안고속도로 화성휴게소와 경춘고속도로 가평휴게소의 상·하행선에 한 곳씩, 총 6곳에 전기차 급속 충전시설을 구축했다고 12일 밝혔다.

그간 일부 고속도로 휴게소에 연구개발용으로 전기차 충전기가 시범 설치된 적이 있지만 일반 전기차 보유자들이 이용할 수 있는 공공 충전기가 설치된 것은 이번이 처음이다.

그간 전기차 보급의 장애물로 지적돼온 충전 호환 문제를 해결하기 위해 고속도로 휴게소 6곳에는 듀얼형(DC 차데모, AC 3상) 급속 충전기가 설치됐다.

환경부는 올해 하반기부터 복합멀티형 방식의 충전기를 보급해 현재 국내에 출시된 모든 전기 자동차가 한 곳에서 충전할 수 있도록 할 계획이다.

복합멀티형은 DC 차데모, AC 3상, DC 콤보 등을 지원한다. DC 차데모는 직류 충전 방식으로 레이와 쏘울 전기차 충전에 이용된다. AC 3상은 교류 충전 방식으로 SM3 전기차 충전에 활용된다. 교류 충전 방식인 DC콤보 충전기는 스파크와 i3 충전에 쓰인다.

환경부는 지난해까지 단일(DC 차데모) 방식의 충전기를 설치했으나 올해부터는 듀얼형 충전기를 보급하고 있다.

환경부는 그간 도심의 다중이용시설을 중심으로 177기의 전기 충전기를 설치했으며 연말까지 약 50기를 추가로 구축할 예정이다. 2017년까지 약 600기로 더 늘려 전기자동차의 운행거리 제한 문제를 해결할 계획이다.

올해 하반기 중 공공시설의 효율적인 관리와 운영을 위해 급속 충전시설의 유료화도 추진한다. 환경부는 1㎾h당 500원 수준으로 산정할 예정이다.

환경부는 또 내년에 출시될 화물전기차와 플러그인하이브리드 차량에 대한 국고보조금 지원 여부를 검토하는 한편 전기차 시장 확대를 위해 개별소비세 등 세제 감면 혜택을 연장하는 방안도 추진하기로 했다.

박연재 환경부 교통환경과 과장은 '도로공사와 협업해 단계적으로 공공 급속 충전기를 확충, 내년엔 서울에서 부산까지 전기자동차 운행이 가능하도록 할 예정'이라고 말했다. (연합뉴스)
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