1. Hong Eun Sook 2. High Cost Could Mute Electric Car Buzz 3. After we saw the film 'Who killed electric car', I've had curious about electric car market in Korea. Because I've heard news about plans of releasing electric cars several times since last year. Even Seoul local government has plan to use electric cars for their public job, limited permission and lack of facility seem to be a block of electric car market. Sometimes politics are behind demands of society. Today I talked about environment problems with my friend who studied economics. She told me oil companies got too much power there were much limit to make better environments. If not a oil companies, there are many limit to make a step forward. It takes time to make sure whether the policy of electric car is catch-phrase or not. --------------- Green-washed policymakers are touting electronic cars as the zero-emission vehicles of the future. However, the lavish price tags, scarce charging facilities and lack of full-sized, highway capable models appear to be ensuring that the future isn't now.
There is an increasing interest here in vehicles powered by electric motors, with the government adjusting regulations to allow all-electric vehicles to use public roads starting next month.
Starting on March 30, renewed government rules will allow low- or medium-speed electric vehicles on roads with posted speeds of up to 60 kilometers per hour, while the Seoul Metropolitan Government is expecting to announce the roads where low-speed electric vehicles will be permitted. To promote the eco-friendly cars, Seoul City is planning to deploy more than 30 electric vehicles by the end of the year that will be used for public work.
It seems that electric vehicles will be finally moving out of the garages of technology research centers and golf courses. Whether motorists are ready for them, however, is another question altogether.
The biggest selling point of electric cars is the low maintenance costs. When driving 1,500 kilometers per month, the drivers of conventional small size passenger cars, such as GM Daewoo's Matiz, will be using roughly around 150,000 won in fuel expenses, when calculated by current gasoline price levels. In comparison, it would take just 10,000 won to recharge a low-speed electric car, moving at a max of 60 kilometers per hour, for the same distance. The discounts in public parking spaces and congestion fees are also a plus. -------- http://www.koreatimes.co.kr/www/news/biz/2010/03/123_63180.html
1.Lee, Sung-Hee 2.Traffic-Related Pollution Near Schools Linked to Development of Asthma in Pupils, Study Suggests 3.We tend to think that children's health is individual problem. But according to Children's Health Study(CHS), children's health linked to their physical environment such as air pollution near school. Teacher and parent who take care of children are important to understand how these micro-environments where children spent a lot of their time outside of the home are impacting their health. ------------------------ ScienceDaily (Apr. 9, 2010) — Living near major highways has been linked to childhood asthma, but a new study led by researchers at the Keck School of Medicine of the University of Southern California (USC) suggests that traffic-related pollution near schools is also contributing to the development of asthma in kids. ------- http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2010/04/100409142431.htm
A very down to earth* kind of guy. I'm an environmental sociologist interested in establishing material and organizational sustainability worldwide. I'm always looking for interesting materials/technologies, inspiring ideas, or institutional examples of sustainability to inspire others to recognize their choices now. To be fatalistic about an unsustainable world is a sign of a captive mind, given all our options.
*(If "earth" is defined in a planetary sense, concerning comparative historical knowledge and interest in the past 10,000 years or so anywhere...) See both blogs.
1. Hong Eun Sook
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3. After we saw the film 'Who killed electric car', I've had curious about electric car market in Korea. Because I've heard news about plans of releasing electric cars several times since last year. Even Seoul local government has plan to use electric cars for their public job, limited permission and lack of facility seem to be a block of electric car market. Sometimes politics are behind demands of society. Today I talked about environment problems with my friend who studied economics. She told me oil companies got too much power there were much limit to make better environments. If not a oil companies, there are many limit to make a step forward. It takes time to make sure whether the policy of electric car is catch-phrase or not.
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Green-washed policymakers are touting electronic cars as the zero-emission vehicles of the future. However, the lavish price tags, scarce charging facilities and lack of full-sized, highway capable models appear to be ensuring that the future isn't now.
There is an increasing interest here in vehicles powered by electric motors, with the government adjusting regulations to allow all-electric vehicles to use public roads starting next month.
Starting on March 30, renewed government rules will allow low- or medium-speed electric vehicles on roads with posted speeds of up to 60 kilometers per hour, while the Seoul Metropolitan Government is expecting to announce the roads where low-speed electric vehicles will be permitted. To promote the eco-friendly cars, Seoul City is planning to deploy more than 30 electric vehicles by the end of the year that will be used for public work.
It seems that electric vehicles will be finally moving out of the garages of technology research centers and golf courses. Whether motorists are ready for them, however, is another question altogether.
The biggest selling point of electric cars is the low maintenance costs. When driving 1,500 kilometers per month, the drivers of conventional small size passenger cars, such as GM Daewoo's Matiz, will be using roughly around 150,000 won in fuel expenses, when calculated by current gasoline price levels. In comparison, it would take just 10,000 won to recharge a low-speed electric car, moving at a max of 60 kilometers per hour, for the same distance. The discounts in public parking spaces and congestion fees are also a plus.
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ReplyDelete2.Traffic-Related Pollution Near Schools Linked to Development of Asthma in Pupils, Study Suggests
3.We tend to think that children's health is individual problem. But according to Children's Health Study(CHS), children's health linked to their physical environment such as air pollution near school. Teacher and parent who take care of children are important to understand how these micro-environments where children spent a lot of their time outside of the home are impacting their health.
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ScienceDaily (Apr. 9, 2010) — Living near major highways has been linked to childhood asthma, but a new study led by researchers at the Keck School of Medicine of the University of Southern California (USC) suggests that traffic-related pollution near schools is also contributing to the development of asthma in kids.
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http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2010/04/100409142431.htm