The Polish Rzeczpospolita daily said the proposal could be included in a European Commission initiative package due December 10, 2025, aimed at speeding transport decarbonization by targeting corporate fleets. The plan would also cover leasing and long-term rental companies that supply vehicles to private customers.
“This is not feasible,” said Jakub Faryś, head of the Polish Association of the Automotive Industry, citing the dominance of fleet purchases. “In Poland, sales to companies and to individuals using long-term rental account for at least 80% of the market. That would mean that in just five years, 80% of cars entering our market would have to be zero-emission.”
Faryś noted that after the first ten months of 2025, battery-electric cars held only a 6.4% share of new passenger-car registrations in Poland.
Leasing executives said customer sentiment remains a hurdle. “Entrepreneurs still believe electric vehicles do not fully meet their expectations and needs. We cannot force them to radically change their minds within a few years,” said Monika Constant, president of the Polish Leasing Association.
Industry groups warned that mandating all-electric corporate purchases could shrink Poland’s new-car market and slow the replacement of older vehicles with newer models.
Electric-car uptake could be accelerated with the right incentives, said Wojciech Drzewiecki, head of the Samar Automotive Market Research Institute. He argued for maintaining or introducing support programs, including tax measures, and pointed out that current aid is focused on private buyers rather than companies.
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Source: PAP, Rzeczpospolita