The main objective of the Act is to stimulate the automotive market, primarily by ensuring sufficient infrastructure for charging electric vehicles and refueling gas-powered ones. A measurable result of the legislative changes will be an increase in the sale of environmentally friendly vehicles. So far, electric cars have mainly been used in car-sharing projects. In larger cities—where the infrastructure is more readily available—such services have begun to appear, but they are still just a drop in the ocean compared to the actual needs.

As I mentioned, the key is to increase the share of electric vehicles in overall passenger car sales nationwide, not just in major urban areas. The legal changes will impose certain obligations on designated entities to create infrastructure enabling, for example, the refueling or charging of vehicles using alternative fuels. Local governments will also be required to incorporate zero-emission transport solutions to a certain extent, as previously mentioned.

On the other hand, the Act introduces a wide range of incentives for using low-emission transport: increased deductions for depreciation costs will be available, electric vehicles will be allowed to use bus lanes and access additional parking spaces that are unavailable to other drivers. Electric and hydrogen vehicles will also be exempt from excise duty, explains Jan Sakławski.

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