Peach Starex, a multi-passenger electric shuttle bus developed by the Power Plaza, is produced by removing the internal combustion engine such as engine and gas tanks from Hyundai Starex, a van currently produced in Korea and installing a battery pack and a motor of about 40kWh. This modified electric van is designed to charge within two
Chang-Soo Ho, Managing Director of Power Plaza, explained, “Modified electric vehicles are beneficial in the way that an existing car can be switched to an electric car with excellent economic efficiency. So they are becoming increasingly popular in advanced countries.” He added that the company plans to produce modified electric trucks for kindergartens and educational institutions and to penetrate the electric car platform market.
Established in 1993, Power Plaza declared its eco-friendly management policy in 2007 and has been developing electric car parts based on its accumulated technologies for electrical power and electronics. It is the first Korean company to develop a freight car in 2015 and has further introduced electric vans to the market.
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