By the end of November 2024, 136,404 electric passenger cars were on Polish roads.
The fleet of fully electric passenger cars (BEVs, battery electric vehicles) reached 70,342 units, while the plug-in hybrid electric vehicle (PHEV) fleet totaled 66,062 units.
The number of electric delivery vehicles and trucks rose to 7,833 units.
Additionally, the production of electric mopeds and motorcycles is steadily growing, reaching 23,252 units by the end of November.
Similarly, the number of hybrid passenger cars and delivery vans increased to 926,714 units.
As of last month, the bus fleet in Poland expanded to 1,442 units, with 1,358 fully electric and 84 hydrogen vehicles.
However, the suspension of the “My Electrician” programme resulted in a significant reduction in the number of electric vehicles registered in recent months.
“According to the data, new car registrations in November dropped by 37% compared to the same month last year. We had high expectations for the new ‘My Electrician 2.0’ programme, which includes PLN 1.6 billion from the National Recovery Plan (KPO),” says Jakub Faryś, President of PZPM.
He continues: “Unfortunately, considering that only individuals and sole proprietorships can benefit from it, as well as the programme’s short duration, it appears that despite its potential to co-finance approximately 50,000 vehicles, far fewer buyers will actually benefit. However, we still hope that industry demands will be taken into account and that the programme will also include companies.”
“Following the suspension of the leasing pathway in the ‘My Electrician’ programme, there are strong indications that by the end of 2024, we will record, for the first time, a year-on-year decline in sales, at least in the segment of new passenger cars and delivery vans,” indicates Jan Wiśniewski, Director of the Centre for Research and Analysis of PSNM.
“The market could gain significant momentum if ‘My Electrician’ were to continue, as previously announced by the National Fund for Environmental Protection and Water Management,” he adds.
Unfortunately, the programme will expire at the beginning of next year.
This is particularly unfavourable as the new CO₂ emissions reduction targets established under EU Regulation 2019/631 will come into force in January.
As a result, automotive companies will need to sell more EVs.
“The lack of an effective subsidy programme in Poland will limit the potential positive effects of these regulations on the market. Due to its numerous shortcomings, the new ‘My Electrician 2.0’ programme lacks sufficient potential to significantly influence the increase in EV registrations,” says Wiśniewski.
State of charging infrastructure in the Polish market
Alongside the growing electric vehicle fleet, the charging infrastructure is also developing.
By the end of November 2024, 8,331 publicly available EV charging points were operational in Poland.
Of these, 30% were fast direct current (DC) charging points, while 70% were slow alternating current (AC) charging points with a power output of 22 kilowatts or less.
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