Launching a competition for local governments to subsidize charging stations

The number of electric vehicle charging stations and eco-cars is growing rapidly, but Poland still lags far behind most European countries in this regard. Moreover, electromobility is mainly developing in large cities, particularly in Warsaw, Krakow, Lodz, Wroclaw, Poznan, Gdansk, Szczecin, Bydgoszcz, and Lublin. On June 6, the first nationwide grant program for local governments was launched in the leasing industry. The "Together for Eco-Change" project involves the provision and maintenance of a network of electric vehicle charging stations. The competition aims to fully finance the construction of a minimum of 16 electric vehicle charging stations and their maintenance for two years.

"The program is organized by the Santander Bank Polska Foundation and Santander Leasing, together with our partners, the Polish Association of Alternative Fuels and GreenWay. The program budget is PLN 1 million, and it is intended to finance charging stations that we would like to see built in smaller locations throughout our country. Specifically, the program is targeted at local governments with fewer than 100,000 residents," Krzysztof Kowalewski, Vice President of the Management Board at Santander Leasing, said.

(Newseria)