Hyundai and Kia, both South Korean automakers, are making new investments to allow their customers to charge their electric vehicles with clean energy. This energy will originate from a range of wind farms being built around Europe. Hyundai has announced that its ‘Charge myHyundai’ network would be connected with green energy, allowing Hyundai electric vehicle drivers to choose green charging choices provided by Digital Charging Solutions (DCS), a European e-mobility service provider.
Hyundai has also announced that it will obtain ‘Guarantee of Origin’ (GO) certifications to ensure that the energy used in each charging session on its network is consistent. An independent register records every MWh of electricity produced from renewable sources – such as wind – and validates it with a GO certificate issued under this system.
Kia Corporation has also chosen to work with DCS and purchase GO credits in order to decrease its carbon impact and provide a better customer experience. Both Hyundai and Kia state that electricity supplied back into the grid systems to meet their charging requirements will originate from wind farms during the process.
REGlobal’s Views: With the increasing focus on E-mobility, there are concerns that the power being used to charge EVs should be green to ensure less emissions. Thus, many charging stations around the globe are now switching to solar or wind power for their energy needs.
