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's take a look at the number of gas stations across the country. It was the highest in 2010 at 13,000, and has been decreasing ever since. In the past year, 143 places have been closed. There is also a reason that gas stations are already saturated, but above all, the number of eco-friendly cars that use other energy sources other than oil, such as electric cars and hydrogen cars, is rapidly increasing. Therefore, it seems that existing gas stations cannot go with eco-friendly cars, but rather, more gas stations are expanding into this field and finding a way to go.



Reporter Lee Seong-hoon covered it.



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one side of the gas station, oil is added, and at the other side, electric vehicles are charged.



Gas stations broke the frame of selling oil from petroleum and installed electric vehicle chargers, and the reaction was good.



[Sacred/Electric vehicle owner: You have to search a lot to find charging facilities. I deliberately go to the parking lot to charge it again, but I think it was very convenient to use it because I was at a



gas station

.] It

looks no different from other self-service stations, but solar panels are installed on the roof of this building.



It is to use the extra space to produce new and renewable energy.



The monthly electricity produced here is over 2,000 kWh.



This is the amount of electricity that a four-person household can use for half a year, and it is sold to KEPCO to make profit.



[Kim Hong-sik/President of gas station: After installing solar panels, it is helpful in many ways because it can generate additional profits and reduce greenhouse gas and fine dust.]



Gas stations that combine commercial facilities into complex spaces are also increasing.



While refueling, you can order food through the app and receive it as a drive-through, as well as a laundry service.



[Jeong Ji-woong/Representative of oil refinery: We are working hard to provide various conveniences such as food, parcel delivery, and laundry services to busy office workers in order to create additional revenue.]



Gas stations with shared electric bicycle rental and return space also appeared. Battery charging and maintenance services will be provided.



The government believes that gas station closures will increase as the supply of eco-friendly cars increases, and plans to develop business diversification plans to support gas stations that suffer from business deterioration.



(Video editing: Park Jin-hoon, VJ: Jeong Min-gu)