BMW Korea has officially opened the ‘BMW Charging Station’, an electric vehicle charging facility, at the BMW Driving Center in Incheon Yeongjongdo, along with Paradise City.
The ‘BMW Charging Station’ located at the BMW Driving Center in Incheon can charge a total of 40 units simultaneously, accommodating 80 electric vehicles at once, making it the largest single location charging facility in South Korea. This charging station will be publicly accessible to all visitors, not just customers of the BMW Driving Center.
Additionally, Paradise City in Incheon has set up a BMW Charging Station consisting of 8 chargers that can charge up to 16 vehicles at once.
Starting with the opening of the BMW Charging Station, BMW Korea plans to actively expand its premium public electric vehicle charging infrastructure nationwide. In 2023, BMW plans to introduce charging stations at leisure facilities such as hotels and resorts in Gangwon, Gyeonggi, Gyeongnam, Seoul, and Jeju, and work towards building more convenient electric vehicle charging infrastructure focused on drivers’ daily areas, including large shopping malls, office clusters, and parks.
The plan aims to establish over 20 additional BMW Charging Stations and 200 chargers nationwide by 2023, resulting in a total charging infrastructure of over 1,000 units.
Since launching the fully electric model i3 in 2014 as the first imported car brand in the country, BMW Korea has consistently expanded the charging infrastructure to enhance convenience for electric vehicle customers.
In line with the launch of the i3 in South Korea, BMW partnered with E-Mart to install 120 chargers across E-Mart locations and has built a total of 532 electric vehicle chargers at showrooms and service centers nationwide, including rapid charging stations on Jeju Island. To prepare for the growing demand for electric vehicles, they established the largest charging facility in the industry, with 150 units at the Pyeongtaek BMW vehicle logistics center.
Meanwhile, as the electric vehicle era takes off, BMW Korea is establishing a comprehensive after-sales (AS) service system to provide the best ownership experience for electric models, along with charging infrastructure. As a result of steadily expanding its network infrastructure since 2014, 68 BMW official service centers nationwide are now capable of diagnosing electric vehicle models, including pure electric vehicles, general repairs, and consumable part replacements.
This is the largest after-sales service infrastructure for electric model service among imported car brands in South Korea.
BMW Korea has one of the most organized professional certification systems in the industry and currently employs a total of 220 specialized electric vehicle maintenance personnel capable of repairing all electric vehicles, including high-voltage systems.
Jin Sang-Il daedusj@autodiary.kr