Clean mobility is developing in the Czech Republic, however, it continues to lag behind the European average
PRESS RELEASE ON AUDIT NO 25/11 – 22 JUNE 2026
The support provided by the Ministry of Transport (MoT) and the Ministry of Industry and Trade (MoIT) between the years 2019 and 2025 has contributed to the development of clean mobility — that is, low-emission transportation — in the Czech Republic. However, the number of electric vehicles in the Czech Republic continues to lag behind the European average. Furthermore, some of the established goals related to charging have not been met: part of the motorway network leading toward the borders with Germany and Poland is not sufficiently covered by public charging stations. New legislation for the safe charging and parking of alternative-fuel vehicles in multi-unit parking garages has not been finalised either. Although the plan called for at least 500 public charging stations by the end of 2024, not a single charging station has been built under the Transport 2021–2027 programme. This was revealed by an audit by the Supreme Audit Office (SAO) focused on the development of clean mobility in the Czech Republic.
In terms of the number of electric and hybrid vehicles calculated per 100,000 inhabitants, the Czech Republic ranks below the European average, occupying the 24th place. As of the end of September 2025, a total of 54,864 electric passenger cars and vans weighing up to 3.5 tons were registered in the Czech Republic. They accounted for 1.2% of the country’s vehicle fleet. In Germany, Austria, and the United Kingdom, electric vehicles account for over 6% of the vehicle fleet, and in Norway, they account for over 33% (see international comparison). Nevertheless, the domestic target for clean mobility — to have at least 50,000 battery-powered passenger vehicles in the Czech Republic by 2025 — was met. Conversely, the targets for the number of battery-powered commercial vehicles, buses, and hydrogen-powered vehicles were not reached. As of September 30, 2025, no hydrogen-powered vans, trucks, or buses had been registered in the Czech Republic, even though the plan called for 50 vans, ten lorries, and ten buses.
The audit by the SAO revealed that three binding targets* had not been met, namely those regarding the coverage of the motorway network with public charging stations for both passenger and freight electric vehicles. For example, there are no publicly accessible charging stations for passenger cars or vans with a total output of at least 400 kW on the 86 km long section of the D5 highway between the national border and Pilsen, or on the 110 km long section of the D11 highway between Prague and Jaroměř.
From a total of 3,258 publicly accessible charging stations in the Czech Republic**, 1,318 (i.e. 41%) were built with support from the Transport 2014–2020 programme. However, as of the conclusion of the SAO’s audit, not a single charging station had been built under the subsequent programme Transport 2021–2027. Yet subsidies from this programme were intended to support the construction of at least 500 operational public charging stations by the end of 2024.
Overall, a total of CZK 6 billion has been allocated from the Transport 2021–2027 programme, which is expected to contribute to the installation of 17,000 charging and refuelling stations by the end of 2029. By the time the SAO’s audit was completed, the Ministry of Transport had registered 116 projects totalling CZK 5.5 billion and issued 56 subsidy decisions. According to the SAO, the risk that the 2029 targets will not be met is thus low, as the registered projects account for 91% of the planned allocation.
Furthermore, the audit revealed that new legislation on the safe charging and parking of alternative-fuel vehicles in multi-unit garages has not yet been finalised. Yet the rules for parking gas-powered vehicles were supposed to be adopted by the end of 2021, and the rules for the safe charging of electric vehicles by the end of 2025. The coordinating role in preparation of these measures falls to the MoIT, and the responsibility for setting the rules lies with four ministries – the Ministry of Transport, the Ministry of the Interior, the Ministry of Health, and the Ministry of Regional Development. As of the conclusion of the SAO’s audit, they had not reached an agreement on the measures.
Communication Department
Supreme Audit Office
* The targets are set by the AFIR Regulation, a European regulation approved by the Czech Republic — that is, the Regulation (EU) of the European Parliament and of the Council on the deployment of alternative fuels infrastructure.
** As of 30 September 2025