[단독] Free chargers installed at corporations for electric car buyers… Hyundai Motor Company and STRAPIC

Input 2021.03.25 11:37

Scheduled to be serviced with’Ioniq 5’in April

Hyundai Motor Company (005380)Electric vehicle charging infrastructure company STRAFFIC (234300)Together with the company, we will expand the electric vehicle charger infrastructure.

According to the industry on the 25th, Hyundai Motor Company and STRAPIC are preparing a memorandum of understanding (MOU) to provide free electric vehicle chargers to corporations. Hyundai Motor Company plans to launch a service that installs electric vehicle chargers for free at corporations that purchase its electric vehicles in April, along with Ionic 5, and chose STRAPIC’s charger. It is known that the type of charger (fast or slow) and the number of installed units will be adjusted gradually.

Since October of last year, the government has introduced an eco-friendly car purchase target system to large-scale consumers such as public institutions, rental cars, and corporate vehicles of large corporations to transform Korea’s future cars, and accordingly, the number of corporate electric vehicles is expected to increase this year. In addition, the Ministry of Environment announced that 10 car rental and leasing companies plan to purchase 990,000 electric and hydrogen cars by 2030.

Hyundai Motor Company has been considering suppliers for domestic charging service providers since February to expand the electric vehicle charger infrastructure, and it is known that the final decision has been made by Estraffic. Through this cooperation, Hyundai Motor Company will provide active supply and access to charging of electric vehicles based on the E-GMP-based electric vehicle Ioniq 5, Kia EV6, and Genesis JW (project name), which will be introduced this year, and Esttrapic will increase its domestic market share as a charger company. Is the plan.

In December, the government announced the Korean Future Vehicle Transition 100 (K-EV100) policy, and if a company promises to openly convert a future vehicle, the Ministry of Environment allocates electric vehicle and hydrogen vehicle purchase subsidies to participating companies first, Infra) announced that it plans to support the installation. Hyundai Motor Company is in a position to take the lead in the conversion of eco-friendly cars through synergy between the government policy and cooperation between the two companies.

STRAPIC is a charging infrastructure and autonomous driving service provider. It was selected as an electric vehicle charging company in cooperation with the Ministry of Environment, Gyeonggi Province, and the Ministry of Industry, and helped build the domestic infrastructure. Currently, it is providing chargers with the largest scale (over 660 units nationwide, approximately 1200 units at a slow pace) among pure private companies. It is known that the price per unit of charger is in the early 10 million won range, and the slow speed is around 1 million won.

Earlier, STRAPIC has collaborated with large companies such as E-Mart and BGF Retail.Kia Motors (000270)) And is currently working on a priority charging service. An official from Hyundai Motor said, “We are in final coordination with several companies including STRAPIC,” and said, “We plan to provide electric vehicle-related services with the launch of the Ionic 5 in April.”