According to foreign media reports, as of now, Polish electric vehicle company EMP (ElectroMobility Poland) has raised approximately 580 million zlotys (approximately 133 million euros) from the Polish government and state-owned enterprises, but it still needs to raise another “2 billion to 3 billion” euros to start its car manufacturing plan.
Lukasz Maliczenko, deputy CEO of EMP, said: “Delays in financing may cause us to need to realign partnerships and possibly even establish partnerships with other companies.
“, Lukasz Maliczenko added: “Even if we can obtain competitive technology, gaining a place in the European market is still a race.
For us and our partners, further delays are just a lost opportunity to do business.
“, At the same time, Lukasz Maliczenko said that if funds are available this year, EMP may start building a plant in the coal-rich Silesia region of southern Poland in the first quarter and will start production in about two years.
It is reported that the factory can produce 150,000 vehicles every year.
The electric vehicles produced by EMP will be sold under the company’s Izera brand, or possibly under a brand chosen by its partners.
In addition to pure electric vehicles, EMP may also produce plug-in hybrid vehicles to explore a broader consumer market.
, Photo source: EMP, The origins of the EMP electric vehicle project can be traced back to the prediction made eight years ago by former Polish Prime Minister Mateusz Morawiecki.
At the time, he said that by 2025, there would be 1 million electric vehicles on Poland’s roads and hoped that many of them would be produced by local Polish companies.
However, at present, there are only more than 74,000 electric vehicles in Poland, which will be far from the number of registered electric vehicles he envisioned.
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