Slovak electric car pioneer: subsidies could help bring about tipping point
Slovak electric car pioneer: subsidies could help bring about tipping point
Author(s): Peter BadíkContributor(s): Pavol Szalai (Editor)
Subject(s): Energy and Environmental Studies
Published by: Research Center of the Slovak Foreign Policy Association (RC SFPA)
Keywords: e-mobility
Summary/Abstract: Slovakia produces one million cars per five million inhabitants making it the biggest car manufacturer per capita. Its auto industry generates12 per cent of GDP. It also produces and exports electric vehicles. But only a few hundred are to be seen on Slovak roads. The country does not seem to be embracing the e-mobility restructuring of the industry it depends on. Peter Badík is a pioneer of electric mobility in Slovakia and co-founded two electric vehicle service companies, Voltia and GreenWay. He is former director of the Slovak Electric Vehicle Association. He graduated from the Technical University of Žilina and the University of Economics in Bratislava.
Journal: International Issues & Slovak Foreign Policy Affairs
- Issue Year: XXVI/2017
- Issue No: 1-2
- Page Range: 62-68
- Page Count: 7
- Language: English