Gangwon TP launches full-precision disassembly support program for future-vehicle parts, setting micro-EV remanufacturing in motion

【Financial News, Gangneung = Reporter Kim Gi-seop】A remanufacturing support program to disassemble and diagnose parts from about 1,200 micro electric vehicles produced and supplied by companies in Gangwon State, then put them back to use, has now gotten underway in earnest.
According to Gangwon Technopark on the 27th, Gangwon TP recently held a kickoff meeting in Gangneung for its support program for the eco-friendly future-vehicle parts industry using full-precision disassembly, where participants discussed the project’s direction and detailed implementation plans. It was the first meeting among relevant organizations since the project was selected in a Ministry of Trade, Industry and Energy competition last July. Representatives of Gangwon State, Hoengseong County, Korea Conformity Laboratories (KCL), Gangwon TP, Korea Automotive Technology Institute (KATECH), Gyeongbuk Technopark and related companies attended and shared the project framework and each organization’s roles.
The project’s main focus is after-sales support for micro electric vehicles already on the market. Gangwon TP will recover reusable parts from about 200 scrapped vehicles and collect faulty or worn parts from vehicles still in operation, then carry out full-precision disassembly, condition assessments, remanufacturing and performance testing in sequence. The project is based on the view that although micro electric vehicles have a wide range of uses, including urban transportation and small-scale commercial delivery, users’ maintenance burden is bound to grow if parts supply and repairs are not readily available after the vehicles are introduced.
Parts eligible for support include EV batteries, electric motors, reduction gears, and braking- and body-related components. Gangwon TP plans to support detailed diagnostics, the production of remanufactured prototypes and performance testing, while systematically compiling information on the causes of failures and diagnostic results for each part, remanufacturing processes and verification data for future maintenance. The plan is to improve the quality and reliability of remanufactured parts and expand the technological competitiveness and business scope of companies in the province.
Gangwon TP plans to flesh out detailed corporate support plans in collaboration with participating organizations and establish a support system that reflects on-the-ground demand. It will also link the project with existing initiatives, including a safety evaluation center for remanufactured EV batteries, to build a resource-circulation foundation spanning the recovery, disassembly, evaluation and remanufacturing of batteries and other electrified components, and help EV parts companies in the province secure core technologies and enter the remanufacturing market.
“If batteries, motors and reduction gears recovered from about 200 scrapped vehicles and vehicles still in operation can be put back to use, users’ maintenance burden will be reduced, and a new business arena will open up for parts companies in the province,” said Park Yeong-a, head of Gangwon TP’s Smart Mobility Team. “We will work with participating organizations to establish a support system tailored to on-the-ground demand and enhance companies’ technological capabilities.”
“Future-vehicle competitiveness is determined not only by making and selling cars, but also by helping ensure that cars already on the road can be used safely for a long time,” said Choi Seok-jin, head of Gangwon State’s Strategic Industries Division. “We will steadily compile data on the causes of failures and diagnostic results for each part to improve remanufacturing quality and support companies in the province so they can take the lead in this market.”

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