CEEMOBILITY2035 is a collaborative, multi-stakeholder initiative inviting V4 countries to begin planning for the future of mobility, beyond 20th century model of personally owned fossil fuel vehicles. The project aims to help introduce national strategic frameworks in Slovakia, Czechia and Poland to gradually reduce dependency on fossil fuel vehicles over the next ten years. This requires careful and collaborative development of policy measures to reshape the labour market, increase demand for non-fossil fuel transport, and promote innovation.
The global trend of road transport electrification – powered by technological innovation and the need to reduce emissions from the sector – is well underway. In recognition of this, and as part of the European Green Deal commitments, the EU agreed in 2022 to effectively ban the sale of new ICE vehicles from 2035. The law was intended to give Member States the time and certainty to begin preparing for a disruptive transformation that will completely upend the traditional automotive industry supply chain and value proposition, creating winners and losers.
V4 countries remain among the most dependent on ICE vehicles, and as such face the greatest challenge reorienting their societies and economies to the smart, active and shared mobility system of the future. The longer these countries debate and resist the electrification of transport while upholding the status-quo, the harder the landing will be when ICE technology become obsolete.
Project partners:
- New Mobility Association (PSNM): The Polish Association for New Mobility, which focuses on the promotion and development of electromobility in Poland. (psnm.org)
- Elektromobilní platforma (Czech E-mobility Platform): The main partner of the Czech ministries in the field of e-mobility, coordinating key legislative, communication and educational activities related to the development of e-mobility in the Czech Republic. (eplatforma.cz)
- Slovak Electric Vehicle Association (SEVA): Leader in promoting electromobility in Slovakia, which represents and supports the development of transport and charging infrastructure for electric vehicles. (seva.sk)
The project is co-financed by the governments of the Czech Republic, Hungary, Poland and Slovakia through Visegrad grants from the International Visegrad Fund. The mission of the Fund is to promote the idea of sustainable regional cooperation in Central Europe.www.visegradfund.org
