Hwaseong City to Supply 2,847 Eco-Friendly Vehicles through 42.7 Billion Won Project

[Suwon Ilbo=Choi Ki-ho] Hwaseong City announced on the 16th that it will implement a private supply project for eco-friendly electric and hydrogen vehicles in 2023 by investing 42.7 billion won.

The city will provide subsidies for the supply of a total of 2,824 vehicles this year, including 1,782 electric passenger vehicles, 220 electric taxis, 376 electric cargo trucks, 40 electric buses, and 406 hydrogen passenger vehicles.

In particular, to expand the transition to eco-friendly vehicles in the commercial vehicle sector, which has longer driving distances and greater greenhouse gas reduction effects, the city plans to provide an additional subsidy of 1 million won from the city budget for electric taxis and electric cargo trucks.

However, the hydrogen vehicle subsidy has been adjusted to 35 million won, a reduction of 5 million won from last year, and will be provided accordingly.

Meanwhile, detailed information on subsidy application methods and support procedures will be available through notices and announcements on the Hwaseong City website once the Ministry of Environment's operational guidelines are finalized this month, and applications will be accepted through the Zero-Emission Vehicle Purchase Subsidy Support System.

Hwaseong City Mayor Jeong Myeong-geun said, "The eco-friendly vehicle supply policy is very important to achieve carbon neutrality in the transportation sector, which accounts for 31.3% of Hwaseong City's fine dust emissions, and to reduce fine dust," and added, "We will continue to develop various policies to expand eco-friendly vehicle supply and charging infrastructure."