Cargo trucks are responsible for around 30% of all carbon emissions in the transportation industry.
Heavy-duty vehicles that do not release pollution and hydrogen trucks that do not generate smoke will begin actual transportation next year.
By 2030, the government intends to deliver 10,000 units. This will lessen pollutants, but you won’t have to be concerned about the amount of urea.
Although it resembles a huge truck with a diesel engine, it is the world’s first mass-produced hydrogen-electric freight automobile, according to Hyundai Motor Company.
Electricity is created using charged hydrogen and oxygen in the atmosphere to power hydrogen-powered vehicles.
It has higher mileage than electric vehicles and, because it is a zero-emission vehicle, there is no need to worry about urea water shortages.
With the introduction of hydrogen trucks, large trucks that previously lacked environmentally acceptable vehicles are projected to become a catalyst for accelerating carbon neutrality, furthering carbon neutrality in the freight transportation industry.
Because converting one 10-ton truck to environmentally friendly vehicle results in the conversion of 13 1-ton vehicles, the government intends to provide 10,000 hydrogen-powered trucks by 2030.
To that purpose, we want to give purchase subsidies of up to KRW 450 million per car, as well as tax incentives such as acquisition tax reductions.
In addition, by 2030, we intend to deploy 660 hydrogen chargers in base regions around the country, expanding the charging infrastructure.
From next year, logistics companies Hyundai Glovis and CJ Korea Express will each deploy two units, while E-commerce business Coupang will deploy one unit.
In the heavy-duty truck business, the wind of conversion to environmentally friendly cars, which has become an unstoppable trend, is also blowing.
