The number of registered electric passenger cars and plug-in hybrids will be 1.48 million in 2030. The total number of publicly available charging points will increase to almost 87,000 by then, estimates the Ministry of Climate and Environment.
The Ministry of Environmental Protection announced on Friday the completion of consultations on the National Policy Framework for market development for alternative fuels in the transport sector and the development of appropriate infrastructure.
The document estimates that the total number of registered different types of electric vehicles will be 375,838 in 2025 and 1,512,985 in 2030. Of these, the number of electric passenger cars (BEV+PHEV) will be 363,483 in 2025 and 1,483,666 in 2030 .
BEV is an abbreviation for Battery Electric Vehicle – a purely electric car, it does not have an internal combustion engine. PHEV is an abbreviation for Plug-in Hybrid Electric Vehicle – a plug-in hybrid with the possibility of charging the battery at home or at a station.
In adopted at the beginning of the government PIS strategic documents regarding the development of electromobility announced one million electric cars by 2025. Experts already called this goal ambitious. Currently, according to data from the Polish New Mobility Association, there are just over 136,000 cars on Polish roads. electric cars (BEV and PHEV).
EU standards for charging stations
The Ministry pointed out that in accordance with the requirements of the EU regulation on the development of alternative fuels infrastructure (AFIR), from the end of 2024, it should be ensured that for each registered battery-powered passenger car and light commercial vehicle there is 1.3 kW of charging power installed in publicly available charging stations and 0.8 kW in the case of a plug-in hybrid vehicle.
Thus, the document assumes that there will be 23,670 publicly available charging points in 2025, and 86,949 in 2030. The estimated aggregate output power of these points is 413,525 and 1,661,736 kW, respectively.
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In addition, zones of 400 kW fast charging stations should be established along the core network by 2025, spaced a maximum of 60 km apart, with at least one 150 kW charging point for light vehicles.
By 2027, charging stations with a capacity of at least 600 kW are to be built, with at least two charging points with a capacity of 150 kW, in each direction of travel.
Gradual obsolescence of the Electromobility Act
At the same time, the Ministry noted that due to the dynamic development of electromobility and the increasing use of alternative fuels in the transport sector, as well as the introduction of further regulations at the EU level, the solutions included in the Electromobility Act are gradually becoming outdated.
“It is planned to adopt a new regulation constituting a continuation of the concepts regarding the operation and development of electromobility and alternative fuels in Poland, currently resulting from the Act on Electromobility, while maintaining consistency with EU regulations in connection with the entry into force of the AFIR regulations” – it was emphasized.
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