Poland focuses on electromobility

On January 11th, 2018 the Sejm of the Republic of Poland passed a law on electromobility and alternative fuels, which is to impose accelerated electrification of motorisation in Poland. the law was signed by the President of Poland Andrzej Duda on February 5th, 2018.

The law provides, for example, for: abolition of excise duty for electric cars and plug-in hybrids (PHev), exempting them from parking fees, and higher depreciation allowances for companies. It also aims at building a core infrastructure network for alternative fuels in agglomerations, in densely populated areas and along trans-european road transport corridors. It is planned that by the end of 2020 6,000 electric charging points of normal power, 400 charging points of high power and 70 compressed natural gas (CNG) refuelling points will be built.

What is more, the law makes it possible for local authorities to create clean transport zones.