South Korea

Kia & LG Electronics Partner to Showcase New PBV Concepts for Work & Play

Kia and LG Electronics cooperate to present concept models for mobile professional and recreational spaces based on Kia’s Platform Beyond Vehicles (PBVs) The PV5 Spielraum Studio concept for mobile work and the PV5 Spielraum Glow cabin concept for outdoor activities debut at the 2025 Seoul Mobility Show Kia and LG are collaborating to launch the concept models in the second half of 2026 … [continued]

Korean Hydrogen Explosions, Leaks, Auction Failure & Impeachment May Cause Pivot

The hydrogen atom is tiny. Getting enough of it in one place requires pressures found at three to seven kilometers under the surface of the ocean. Unsurprisingly, it leaks. As it’s an indirect greenhouse gas and an explosion risk, that’s a big problem. South Korea has been learning exactly what … [continued]

Hydrogen Trains Continue To Derail

Recently I collaborated with David Cebon, head of the Cambridge Centre for Sustainable Road Freight, and interested parties on a complete list of all of the abandoned hydrogen bus trials globally. There are a couple of dozen of them, and I’m pretty sure there are more transit agencies that have … [continued]

KakaoMobility Selects Archer Aviation As Its eVTOL Partner & Will Fund Archer’s Korean Commercialization Efforts

Together They Will Conduct Public Flight Demonstrations As Part Of Korea’s Grand Challenge As Soon As Q4’2024 The Korean government has set the goal of commercializing urban air mobility in the country by the mid-2020s, and in support of that objective the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport (MOLIT) is … [continued]

Europe & USA Sailing Against Tide, Asia Sails With It In Decarbonizing Shipping

Cabotage acts are sabotage for maritime decarbonization. Well, that rhymes, but what does it mean? What is cabotage and why are Europe and the USA more impacted than Asia? It’s a tangled tale and we have to go back over a hundred years to unravel the story and its implications. … [continued]