Poland with big plans for the e-bus sector

The Polish government wants to create a PLN 2.5 billion electric bus market by 2025 as it plans to offload 1,000 vehicles per year, the Polish Development Fund (PFR) said. The PFR, along with several ministries and organizations signed an agreement with 41 local governments for purchase of 780 electric buses. “This represents 16 percent of the total bus fleet in these cities and 7 percent of the buses currently in use in the public transport systems in Poland,” the PFR statement said. The release also announced the basis of the E-bus prograM which aimes at creating a PLN 2.5 billion a year sector with 5,000 workplaces. “The aim is to produce an electric bus using mainly Polish components. . . sell some 1000 e-buses annually, create a globally recognizable brand and build a strong export position by 2025,” the statement read. The program assumes introducing 1000 e-buses on Polish roads by 2021.” PFR is interested in becoming a financial investor “in infrastructural ventures related to the program,” PFR said.