Electric passenger cars lost 22% in September. Vans saw a 60% increase.
In September 2026, 3,478 new electric passenger cars were registered in Poland, according to PZPM eRejestracje data. This represents a 22% decrease from the previous year, but vans, buses, and motorcycles showed an opposite trend.
For passenger BEVs, this was already the fifth month with results worse than in the same period of 2025. Their share of the overall new passenger car market dropped from 8.9% to 6.2%. PZPM attributes this mainly to the lack of subsidies, whereas a subsidy program called NaszEauto was in place the previous year.
Caution is needed when making comparisons. Last year’s baseline was high because, during the analyzed period, on average more than 3,600 electric vehicles were registered each month. This does not change the fact that the difference in September was two-digit, and BEV share significantly declined.
Vans, buses, and motorcycles show strong growth
The electric commercial vehicle segment looked quite different. 303 vehicles were registered in September, compared to 190 a year earlier. This represents a 60% increase, with electric propulsion accounting for 4.9% of the entire commercial vehicle segment.
The number of electric bus registrations also doubled. 29 new vehicles hit the roads, up from 14 in September 2025. Zero-emission propulsion made up over 13% of this category. Only two-wheeled vehicles performed better, with 703 registered, representing a 100% year-on-year increase.
The PZPM data also includes the heavy vehicle segment, but here the report refers to August. 31 electric trucks were registered at that time, compared to 8 a year earlier, with only 6 falling into the N3 category, meaning vehicles weighing over 12 tons.
The subsidy program for zero-emission trucks over 3.5 tons began in May 2025, but the first agreement for funding has only been signed now. Registration levels remain low. The coming months will show whether this initial subsidy will indeed drive greater purchases of heavy electric trucks.
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