Yongin City Introduces Three Eco-Friendly Electric Street Cleaning Vehicles Valued at 210 Million Won

[Suwon Ilbo=Reporter Park No-hoon] Yongin Special City has begun full-scale introduction of eco-friendly electric street cleaning vehicles for cleaning narrow alleys.

The city held an unveiling ceremony and demonstration event for the electric street cleaning vehicles at Yongin Central Market on the 24th.

The event was attended by approximately 50 people including Yongin Special City Mayor Lee Sang-il, Lee Soon-hwan, chairman of the Yongin Central Market Merchants Association, Nam Hong-sook, chairman of the Yongin City Council Operating Committee, staff from waste collection and transport contractors, and local merchants.

Yongin City purchased three of these cleaning vehicles, each priced at approximately 210 million won, and deployed them across three districts of Yongin.

The cleaning vehicles will focus on the area around Chocheon-gu Central Market, the old downtown area around Shinhal Five-way in Giheung-gu, and the commercial area around Pungdeokcheon in Suji-gu, cleaning back roads and narrow passages where large cleaning vehicles cannot enter.

Citizens who witnessed the demonstration of the cleaning vehicle, equipped with a floor-cleaning brush, suction device, and water spraying function, responded positively to its ability to cleanly sweep narrow streets.

The small cleaning vehicle, which can operate for approximately eight hours on an electric battery, can access residential back roads where medium and large cleaning vehicles cannot enter, thereby improving cleaning efficiency throughout the city.

It is also receiving positive evaluations for its high dust collection capacity, which will help create a city environment free from fine dust and maintain cleanliness.

The city will conduct pilot projects this year and review expansion plans based on the results obtained.

Mayor Lee Sang-il stated, "The electric street cleaning vehicle is a next-generation cleaning vehicle that can cleanly remove debris from back roads and narrow streets that existing large cleaning vehicles cannot access. It is an eco-friendly vehicle with no exhaust emissions and minimal noise." He added, "Moving forward, the narrow alleys of Yongin Central Market and other small roads throughout Yongin will become much cleaner thanks to eco-friendly electric street cleaning vehicles, bringing freshness to citizens and enhancing Yongin's image."