Minister Kurtyka: There is no turning back from electromobility
21.11.2019
How quickly will electromobility dominate global transport? How is Poland going to contribute to it? – These were the main questions that the participants of the Global Electromobility Forum, including Prime Minister Mateusz Morawiecki and Minister of Climate Michał Kurtyka, sought answers to today. The meeting took place on the 21 November 2019 at the PGE National Stadium in Warsaw.
The Global Electromobility Forum is the first high-level event in Poland dedicated to electromobility. The meeting of leaders in this field was attended by the signatories of the “Driving Change Together” declaration, adopted at COP24.
In his opening speech, Prime Minister Mateusz Morawiecki pointed out that the development of electromobility is the first such project in Poland.
“Over the course of the past three years we supported the development of the market in all aspects – demand, supply and regulations. We have introduced appropriate financial incentives. Such projects allow us to strengthen our innovative position and introduce changes in other sectors. Our society wants clean transport and clean air,” he claimed.
“Thanks to the partnership for the development of electromobility – “Driving Change Together” – and global cooperation, we can accelerate the evolution of electromobility”, said Michał Kurtyka, Minister of Climate and President of COP24.
According to Minister Kurtyka, one of the most important challenges facing the development of electromobility is the development of appropriate infrastructure for low- and zero-emission vehicles.
“Today, there are over 1,500 vehicle chargers on Polish roads, including some fast chargers, adapted to charging new generation of batteries. Thus, we have the technical means to use electric vehicles,” Minister Michał Kurtyka explained.
The Minister of Climate Michał Kurtyka, pointed out that more and more electric passenger cars are on the road.
“When we launched our programme for the development of electromobility in Poland three years ago, there were one million electric cars globally. These days, there are six times more of them. This is a quickly-growing trend in the world. We are going to work to ensure that these ecological forms of transport also become more popular in Poland,” he said.
Minister Kurtyka pointed out that Poland is the largest producer and exporter of electric buses in the EU. “The Polish export of electric buses is worth over EUR 50 million, which makes Poland the top European exporter.
