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Slovakia

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The Slovak Electromobility Development Action Plan which also follows up on the conclusions and recommendations of the GEAR 2030 from October 18, 2017 as well as on three already adopted packages from the “Clean Mobility Package” was approved by the government on March 13, 2011 and contains the following 15 measures:

1.Inclusion of the topic of electromobility in all relevant strategies and policies of the state

2.Continuity of direct support for the use of low-emission vehicles

3.Long - term financial mechanism to support the development of charging infrastructure

4.Support for R&D and production of batteries

5.Information campaign

6.Implementation of the legal, technical and business environment for electromobility in Slovakia

7.Accelerated depreciation of E- cars and charging stations for E- vehicles

8.Application of green public procurement principles when purchasing motor vehicles

9.Distinctive marking of E- vehicles (green plates)

10.Use of designated lanes for E- vehicles

11.Low emission zone

12.Simplified administrative process when constructing charging infrastructure

13.Legal obligation to build charging infrastructure in newly built parking spaces

14.Installation of charging station in parking lots of State institutions

15. Adaptation of E-al qualification for production and service of E- vehicles

The initial government financial support for green cars purchase was divided into two rounds. In the future The Slovak Ministry of Economy considers lowering the subsidy of EUR 8,000 for an E-car and EUR 5,000 for a plug-in hybrid car from category M1 and N1 with maximum purchase price of EUR 50,000 in favor of hydrogen vehicles as there is no hydrogen passenger car and no public hydrogen filling station available on the Slovak market.

E- cars: In the first eight months of 2020, a record 503 of E-cars were registered in Slovakia (162 in FY 2019) still making up a negligible percentage of all car registrations. Similar to plug-in hybrids, which also hit a record with 470 pieces, this number is lower compared to numbers from 2019.

Registered E- vehicles in Slovakia as of June 30, 2020 totals 2,603 e-cars. Note, 2,603 E-cars = 1,582 battery E- cars + 1,021 plug-in hybrid cars .

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