Hyundai, Kia, and Genesis customers will now be able to conveniently use the Eco-Mileage service in Seoul.
Hyundai and Kia announced on the 16th (Tuesday) that they have streamlined the process of entering driving distance by linking vehicle operation information from their connected car services with Seoul’s Eco-Mileage system for passenger vehicles, and they will initially support safe driving through a pilot operation of green driving mileage.
Seoul’s Eco-Mileage is a representative eco-friendly policy of the city, offering incentives in the form of mileage to citizens who voluntarily save energy or reduce greenhouse gases. Accumulated mileage can be exchanged for products or used to pay local taxes.
Previously, to accumulate Eco-Mileage for passenger vehicles, drivers had to go through the cumbersome process of taking a picture of the odometer and uploading it.
With the ‘Driving Insights’ menu in the integrated customer service apps MyHyundai, MyKia, and MyGenesis, drivers can easily register their driving distance.
Hyundai and Kia provide drivers with information regarding vehicle data and driving records, as well as consumable management and vehicle diagnostic information through the Driving Insights feature in their customer service apps.
By analyzing and quantifying sudden acceleration and deceleration, as well as late-night driving history, they provide a safe driving score to encourage safe driving. Drivers with higher safety scores may also receive discounts on insurance premiums through specific insurance provisions.
Customers who wish to link to the Seoul Eco-Mileage service can enter the Driving Insights menu and click on the “Seoul Eco-Mileage (Passenger Vehicle)” banner to set it up.
Alongside this, Hyundai and Kia, in collaboration with the city of Seoul, are pilot-testing the ‘Green Driving Mileage’ program to create a safer traffic environment.
The Green Driving Mileage program provides additional mileage to drivers who practice safe driving. This will be offered exclusively to Hyundai and Kia customers through the integration with Driving Insights.
This program targets customers who drive more than 500 km over 90 days. From 2025, if the safe driving score is 85 points or higher, 3,000 mileage points will be awarded, and if it’s 95 points or higher, 5,000 points will be awarded. These can be used in conjunction with existing Eco-Mileage on the Seoul Eco homepage.
A representative from Hyundai and Kia stated, “This collaboration with the city of Seoul is significant, as it supports transparent operation of the system using vehicle data while also contributing to environmental protection,” and added, “We plan to continue introducing various services that enhance the driving convenience for Hyundai and Kia customers in the future.”
Meanwhile, Hyundai and Kia launched the first connected car service in Korea in 2003 and achieved 5 million subscribers in the domestic market last year. As the number of connected cars on the road increases, the volume of data generated will also expand significantly. Therefore, they plan to continuously strive to develop various customer convenience services based on this data.
Contact: Sang-jin Lee, daedusj@autodiary.kr