Headline Target: No sales of vehicles producing CO2 by 2035 (EU phase-out)

Car Manufacturing Country: Stellantis.

Purchase Incentives for Cars: Individual purchase grant, registration tax exemption.

Supplier Regulation Policy: EU emissions performance standard (Tightening CO2 regime)

Infrastructure Incentives: None

Poland has lagged behind in transitioning to electrified transportation. They were part of the coalition of countries which opposed the EU 2035 ban on ICE vehicles and lacked domestic policies which helped motorists to access the benefits of switching.

However, Poland has managed to secure a portion of the lithium-ion battery supply chain with the largest gigafactory in Europe when the expansion is complete in 2025, as well as other investment projects. Poland has also signed a contract with Chinese manufacturer Geely to supply the technology for a local EV brand, the Izera. This shows the government is going down a similar route to Hungary and embracing Chinese technology as a large part of the bloc moves away from it.

One major criticism of the transition in Poland is that the grid is the dirtiest in Europe, although improving rapidly. Despite this a number of major studies have shown it is still much less carbon intensive to use an EV in Poland than to drive an ICE vehicle.