The European Commission is planning a revolution in corporate fleets. The industry is sounding the alarm about threats
As part of the European Commission's package of initiatives to be presented on December 10, 2025, there is a proposal to accelerate the decarbonization of transport by introducing the obligation for companies to purchase only electric vehicles from 2030. The ban would also cover leasing and long-term rental companies that offer vehicles to individual customers. This would mean that five years before the planned phase-out of combustion engine cars in 2035, companies would have to fully convert their fleets to electric vehicles.
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Company cars only electric. The idea raises doubts in the automotive industry
Jakub Faryś, president of the Polish Automotive Industry Association, emphasized in an interview with “Rzeczpospolita” that In Poland, sales of new cars to companies and people using long-term rentals account for approximately 80 percent. market. According to him, introducing such an obligation would mean that in just five years as many as 80 percent newly registered vehicles would have to be electric. Meanwhile, currently the share of electric cars in new car registrations is only 6.4%. after the first ten months of 2025
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Electric cars “raise doubts among entrepreneurs”
Monika Constant, president of the Polish Leasing Association, pointed out in an interview with “Rzeczpospolita” that entrepreneurs still have many reservations about electric cars. As she explained, business clients often feel that this technology does not fully meet their needs, which makes it difficult to change their attitude. The leasing industry warns that imposing an obligation on companies to purchase only electric cars may lead to a decline in sales of new cars in Poland and slow down the process of replacing older vehicles with more ecological models.
Wojciech Drzewiecki, president of the Samar Automotive Market Research Institute, quoted by “Rzeczpospolita”, drew attention to the need to introduce appropriate support programs that could accelerate the sale of electric vehicles. In his opinion, help in the form of tax breaks or subsidies is crucial, but currently such initiatives are addressed mainly to individual clients, not to companies.
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