On the 24th, the Korea LPG Association signed a business agreement with the Korea Integrated Logistics Association to supply eco-friendly LPG 1-tonne courier trucks at Kintex in Ilsan, Gyeonggi Province, and held a delivery ceremony to support three LPG trucks.
Under the agreement, the Korea LPG Association and the Korea Logistics Association will work together to quickly convert courier trucks, which have a high environmental impact due to their daily operation in urban centres, to eco-friendly LPG trucks. As part of the activities to promote LPG trucks, which are highly effective in reducing fine dust, the two organisations will jointly hold test drives at 10 logistics centres nationwide by May, where LPG trucks can be displayed and driven.
Following the business agreement, the Korea LPG Association held an eco-friendly LPG truck delivery ceremony and donated three one-tonne LPG trucks to the Logistics Association. The donation was funded by the LPG Hope Recharge Fund, which was established by LPG specialist E1 and SK Gas.
The Logistics Association will deliver the donated trucks to three small couriers in need of support. "For 11 years, I've been delivering all day with a diesel truck, and it's been hard for me to deal with the harsh fumes and rattling noise, so it's a great help to receive a clean and quiet LPG vehicle," said Kim Bo-sung, a delivery driver in his 40s who received an LPG truck at the event.
The new LPG 1-tonne truck significantly reduces pollutants such as particulate matter and nitrogen oxides, making it as environmentally friendly as a hybrid vehicle despite being a cargo vehicle. It has acquired three low-emission vehicle certifications and meets North America's stringent SULEV30 emission standards. It also doesn't require urea water. It is expected that 100,000 LPG trucks will save 1.6 million tonnes of greenhouse gas emissions and 1.06 million tonnes of nitrogen oxides (NOx) per year, when driven 10,000 kilometres per year.
"Due to the nature of their work, courier trucks are bound to emit fine dust and nitrogen oxides by driving at low speeds and idling in residential areas in urban centres," said Cho Moo-young, vice chairman of the Korea Association of Integrated Logistics, "but switching to eco-friendly LPG vehicles will play a significant role in reducing fine dust in alleys.
"We will continue to cooperate with relevant organisations to expand the market for eco-friendly LPG cargo vehicles, known as the 'feet of small business owners', and spare no attention and support to help small businesses and self-employed people overcome difficulties together," said Lee Ho-joong, president of the Korea LPG Association.
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