The Polish government is providing €350 million in grants for the project.
The Polish government is providing €350 million in grants for the project.
The new factory in Poland will be Mercedes-Benz’s first to exclusively produce electric vans.
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“Warsaw is becoming cleaner and greener” thanks to the widespread use of electric buses.
Ukraine also says it can support Poland’s development of nuclear energy.
Left-wing MPs visited the factory to back the striking unions, but Solaris says unions broke of negotiations prematurely.
The project is supported by the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development.
“In terms of the number of electric cars and infrastructure, we are still at the tail end of Europe.”
Poland has the EU’s highest share – 36.5% – of cars older than 20 years.
The scheme has attracted only 167 of the expected 2,000 applications.
The government says it is hard to break into a market dominated by large foreign firms.
The government hopes to improve transport links, reduce emissions and boost domestic manufacturers.