E-mobility in Poland as a business opportunity authors Krzysztof Bolesta Electric Vehicles Promotion Foundation
[email protected] Marcin Korolec President of the Electric Vehicles Promotion Foundation
[email protected] Agata Staniewska Consultant editor Rachel van Horn design Anna Olczak The report was commissioned by the Netherlands Embassy in Warsaw and the Netherlands Enterprise Agency. All rights reserved. Electric Vehicles Promotion Foundation is a Warsaw-based think tank established to accelerate the up-take of e-mobility in Poland. We run the Innovative Transport Forum, the biggest dialog platform for stakeholders interested in advancing the idea of e-mobility. We provide analytical services on demand. Warsaw, May 2018 E-mobility in Poland as a business opportunity Executive summary 9 The e-mobility market is growing fast. Sales Poland has grand ambitions for e-mobili- of new electric cars worldwide surpassed ty and legislation in place to enable their 1 million units in 2017, an increase of 54 per realization. But Poland lacks sufficient in- cent compared with 2016. The global stock centives for e-mobility uptake, which, as of electric cars surpassed 3 million units in research and experience has shown, is the 2017 after crossing the 2-million mark only prerequisite of rapid market growth. The in 2016. The spread of electric vehicles is Polish market has great economic poten- supported by climate action policy, rising tial due to its size and the importance of concerns over air quality in ever more con- the automotive sector for the country's gested cities, and also energy security. After economy.