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Seoul will replace all 215,000 combustion engine delivery motorbikes and old diesel-fueled parcel trucks with electric models by 2025 in cooperation with the central government and related industries.
There are 215,000 delivery motorbikes in Seoul, with those operating for more than five days a week estimated at 35,000 units, all of which will be replaced with electric vehicles by 2025.
The city government plans to distribute 62,000 electric motorbikes by 2025.
Electric motorbikes are noise and air pollution-free, but their driving distance per charging hour of about 50 kilometers is short.
The estimated daily driving distance of delivery workers.is 150 to 200 kilometers among
Thus, distribution among delivery workers is low.
The Seoul Metropolitan Government plans to develop an electric motorbike with a longer driving distance per charging hour, as well as a standard charger model for them.
