[tonyedgecombe]

Poland does seem to be a laggard on EV's, I seem to remember reading that the UK has thirty times as many public charging points as Poland.

[pkolaczk]

Correct. But isn't there also 30x more EVs?

[tonyedgecombe]

Isn't it true that a lot of 2nd hand cars migrate from Western Europe to Eastern Europe. I wonder if you will always lag behind because of this.

[pkolaczk]

Minor correction: Poland is not Eastern Europe.

Also correlation is not causation. Generally eastern countries of former Soviet Union are poorer than western ones. EVs are more expensive than traditional cars, so obviously fewer people can afford.

Another reason is politics. At least in Poland, there are no subsidies for EVs. EVs need to compete directly with ICE cars, but it is hard to do so when they are 30% more expensive. You need to really drive a lot to get back 30% in gasoline savings.

[hollerith]

Is Poland in Central Europe?

I'm curious, not trying to start an argument.

[detaro]

That's the nowadays common association, yes.