1st ICAI 2020

International Conference on Automotive Industry 2020

Mladá Boleslav, Czech Republic

4. Conclusions Overall, the use of electric cars in the CEE region is quite behind the Western world. For example, Poland, a country with a GDP of € 12,900 (£ 11,292), has the lowest uptake of electric cars in the EU, with just 1,324 EVs sold in 2018, creating a market share of 0.2 percent. It’s a similar story in Slovakia (0.3 percent market share) and Greece (0.3 percent), while EV sales in Latvia totalled just 93 in 2018. By contrast, EVs are securing a stronger foothold in Scandinavia and the Netherlands, where financial incentives make electric car ownership a more viable proposition. The majority of EU member states offer fiscal measures to stimulate electric car sales, but while most countries grant simple tax reductions, only 12 nations offer premiums or bonus payments to buyers of these vehicles. The business development of electric cars in the CEE region is undergoing very turbulent period of uncertainty due to lack of unified approach in incentivizing the owners of cars. Another issue is that the drivers in the CEE region have different priorities when it comes to owning a conventional car and electric one. Still the habits, mentality and the perception of electric vehicle in the CEE region is quite different from the Western world. Thus, there is still way to go in order to catch up the number of electric cars in CEE region in comparison to Western Europe. References [1] ACEA European AutomotiveManufacturing Association (2017). Economic andMarket Report EU Automotive Industry Quarter 4 2016 [online]. [cit. 2020-03-07]. Available at: http://www.acea.be/statistics/tag/category/economic-and-market-outlook. [2] ACEA European Automotive Manufacturing Association (2018). The Automotive Industry Pocket Guide , [online]. [cit. 2020-03-07]. Available at: http://www.acea. be/publications/article/acea-pocket-guide. [3] The Economist (2017). Double challenge: Automotive in 2018 [online]. [cit. 2020- 02-14]. Available at: http://www.eiu.com/industry/article/606230844/double- challenge-automotive-in-2018/2017-12-26. [4] Gál, Z. and Schmidt, A. (2017). Geoeconomics in Central and Eastern Europe: Implications of FDI . Advances in Geoeconomics, pp. 75-92. [5] Kalaitzi, D., Matopoulos, A. and Clegg, B. (2019), Managing resource dependencies in electric vehicle supply chains: a multi-tier case study. Supply Chain Management , vol. 24 iss. 2, pp. 256-270. [6] Lee, J. H., Chakraborty, D., Hardman, S. J., & Tal, G. (2020). Exploring electric vehicle charging patterns: Mixed usage of charging infrastructure. Transportation Research Part D: Transport and Environment , 79 , 102249. [7] Pavlínek, P. (2015). Foreign direct investment and the development of the automotive industry in central and eastern Europe. Foreign investment in eastern and southern Europe after 2008 .

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