NKÚ: Czechia lags behind Europe in electric vehicles, state behind on chargers

Czechia lags behind most European countries in the number of electric vehicles and is failing to meet national targets for the construction of charging and refuelling stations. This follows from the findings of an audit by the Supreme Audit Office (NKÚ), which the authority published today. It also lacks regulations for the parking of electric vehicles, according to the office. The Ministry of Transport told ČTK that the audit captures only a temporary situation and that the state will meet its electric vehicle charging targets by the end of the year.

The NKÚ audited funds allocated by the Ministry of Industry and Trade and the Ministry of Transport for the development of so-called clean mobility between 2019 and 2025. In terms of the number of electric or hybrid vehicles per capita, Czechia ranks only 24th in Europe. At the end of September 2025, 54,864 passenger electric cars and vans weighing up to 3.5 tonnes were registered in the country, accounting for 1.2 percent of the Czech vehicle fleet. In Germany, Austria and the UK, electric vehicles accounted for more than six percent of the fleet at the same time, and in Norway for more than 33 percent.