ElectroMobility hopes to have working e-car prototype within a year - CEO

State-run electric car company ElectroMobility Poland is convinced that it will be able to showcase a functional prototype of an electric car within a year, its CEO Piotr Zaremba told ISBnews news agency.  “We know that this is an ambitious plan, but from the very beginning, we realized that the goal is very ambitious. There is a lot of skepticism about this project and the impatience associated with the implementation of the next stages. I understand this because creating a new brand, launching production and putting the car on the market is quite a big problem. However, it requires patience, peace and trust in great Polish professionals and specialists who work with us,” Zaremba said. Currently, ElectroMobility is clarifying the terms of cooperation with selected contractors who “have demonstrated competence and professionalism” during the proceedings to design the prototype, Zaremba added. “I would like to remind you that 17 consortia made up of nearly 200 entities took part in the proceedings, we plan together - and of course successfully - to carry out the project of creating a Polish electric car prototype. In terms of construction and technical specifications, as well as business assumptions, EMP assumes the role of an integrator of further work, which will allow not only to build a prototype of a Polish car but above all to implement a coherent strategy of entering the market,” he explained. Electromobility Poland was set up in 2016 by four state-run power utilities, PGE, Energa, Enea, and Tauron with each company holding a 25 percent stake in the project.