Abstract
Eliminating environmental and air pollution is one of the European Union’s priority actions in the field of transport. Poland, as a member of the European Community, is also actively involved in these activities. The flagship project, the implementation of which is expected to bring tangible effects in this respect, is the “Sustainable Transport Development Strategy until 2030”. It states that in 2030 there should be 600,000 BEVs (battery electric vehicles) on Polish roads. At present, the share of such vehicles in the automotive market in Poland is small, which is a result of a number of barriers. One of them, very important considering the preferences of Poles, is the cost of buying such a car, which is currently at least 40% higher than its counterpart with a combustion engine. Meanwhile, popularizers of electric cars believe that the cost of buying such a vehicle is offset by the subsequent costs associated with its operation. Hence, this paper determines and then compares the total purchase and operating costs of cars of the same make, same model, differing in the source of propulsion, to category M1. Cars in this category represent the largest share of the automotive market in Poland—over 75%. The main objective of the analysis conducted was to determine if a current electric passenger vehicle can be competitive with an internal combustion car in everyday use. Therefore, a relationship was developed to calculate the total cost of ownership, which takes into account all the key criteria from the point of view of private vehicle use. The utilitarian value of this research may be supported by the fact that the example of Poland and its problems concerning the issue in question may serve as a source of preliminary analysis for other countries.
Highlights
The idea of sustainable and balanced development is currently a valid postulate, a way of human activity in all developed and developing countries of the world.According to [1], sustainable and balanced development aims to permanently improve the quality of life of present and future generations by properly shaping the proportions between the different types of capital: economic, human, and natural
The aspect of eco-friendliness, i.e., the necessity to reduce the negative impact on the environment, is the main factor leading to the development of techniques and technologies and organizations in all fields of economy, including especially transport
Taking advantage of the experience of other countries, where the catalyst for electromobility development proved to be financial support instruments for electric vehicle buyers, on 26 June 2020 the National Fund for Environmental Protection and Water Management and the Ministry of Climate launched the only program for individual customers to date, i.e.,“Green car—financing the purchase of an electric passenger car (M1)” under which it was possible to apply for co-financing to purchase a fully electric, brand new passenger car of M1 category
Summary
The idea of sustainable and balanced development is currently a valid postulate, a way of human activity in all developed and developing countries of the world. The aspect of eco-friendliness, i.e., the necessity to reduce the negative impact on the environment, is the main factor leading to the development of techniques and technologies and organizations in all fields of economy, including especially transport. This is of great importance, since among the sectors of the economy, transport has the greatest adverse impact on the environment, and within the transport sector itself, road transport is the significant source responsible for greenhouse gas emissions. Three decades have provided rapidprovided development in internal combusthe introduction of electronics to the automotive industry This wasofa improved consequence of improvedtechniques manufacturing tech tion engine technology.
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