The conversion rate of electric and hydrogen vehicles in the public sector recorded 94.6%, up 5.5 percentage points from 2024. However, the percentage of institutions meeting mandatory purchase and lease criteria decreased compared to the previous year, which is analyzed as a result of strengthened performance conversion standards for electric vehicles.

The Ministry of Trade, Industry and Energy and the Ministry of Climate, Energy and Environment released the 2025 public sector electric and hydrogen vehicle purchase and lease performance figures on the 30th.

The subjects of the survey were 781 national agencies, local governments, and public institutions that own six or more vehicles, and the status of 632 of these institutions with new purchase or lease records in 2025 was compiled.

A total of 8,271 vehicles were newly introduced by 632 institutions for conversion, of which 7,826 (94.6%) were electric or hydrogen vehicles. This figure is 5.5 percentage points higher than the previous year.

On the other hand, 575 institutions (91%) met the mandatory standards, a decrease of 4.4 percentage points from the previous year (95.4%).

The government explained this as the result of lowering the electric vehicle conversion ratio starting in 2025.

In 2024, for every electric passenger car purchased or leased, the performance was recognized as 1.5 units, and for electric vans and trucks, as 1.7 units, respectively, but starting in 2025, the standard was adjusted to recognize one unit as one unit regardless of the vehicle type.

If the 2024 standards are applied as is, the number of institutions that achieved this reaches 601 (95.1%).

The Ministry of Climate, Energy and Environment is gradually strengthening systems to continuously encourage the transition of the public sector.

The 'Manual for the Mandatory Purchase and Lease System for Low-Emission Vehicles' was revised in April 2026 to apply stricter criteria for recognizing vehicles that are exceptions to the mandatory purchase and lease system.

Previously, the Korea Environment Corporation independently determined whether to grant an exception, but starting in April, it switched to a method of reviewing through a private committee.

The government announced that it plans to expand the operation of related systems and customized support so that the public sector can lead the transition trend, noting that the cumulative supply of electric vehicles in Korea exceeded 1 million units as of April this year and the proportion of electric and hydrogen vehicles in new car sales exceeded 20%.