Seoul city aims to switch half of its buses and taxis to electric power and set up recharging facilities throughout the capital over the coming decade.
The measures are part of plans announced by Mayor Oh Se-hoon to transform Seoul into a leading green-car city.
They include providing 120,000 electric cars by 2020, switching 50 percent of public transportation and 10 percent of automobiles to battery-only electric vehicles, and establishing 110,000 charging stations across the city.
Mayor Oh is scheduled to return home early next week after signing a cooperation agreement with Mexico on environment, transportation and tourism.
