The challenge of getting everyone on board for electric vehicles in Slovakia and Czechia

In order to meet the climate commitments agreed in Paris in 2015 and the terms of the European Green Deal, which aims to make Europe the first climate-neutral continent by 2050, the European Union has pledged to reduce emissions by 55 per cent by 2030. To meet this target, the EU has created a Fit for 55 package, which – amongst other measures – effectively bans the sale of petrol and diesel cars by 2035. This represents both an uphill challenge and an opportunity in the central European (…)