The project comprises the implementation of the Public Call for co-financing the purchase of alternative fuels vehicles, i.e. electric vehicles and hydrogen vehicles intended for legal perrons in public and private ownership, and natural persons - trades and lump-sum sole trades.
The implementation of the call covers receipt and processing of applications, adopting decisions on co-financing, signing contracts with beneficiaries, disbursement of funds, and monitoring purpose of spending of the Fund’s resources, as well as the implementation of expert control of purchase of co-financed vehicles.
Co-financing includes the purchase of new road vehicles using alternative fuels (electrical drive or hydrogen drive) in the following categories of vehicles*:
- L1 - L7: motor vehicles include two-, three-, and four-wheeled vehicles (mopeds and motorcycles, tricycles and quadricycles),
- M1 - M3: motor vehicles for passenger carriage, from passenger cars to buses,
- N1 - N3: motor vehicles for the carriage of goods, from light commercial vehicles to heavy-duty trucks
Through the implementation of the Public Call, it is planned to co-finance the purchase of at least 2,000 new road vehicles using alternative fuels (electricity or hydrogen). In addition to the implementation of the public call, the project also includes promotion and visibility activities that include showcasing the project at a conference, informing the public and key stakeholders about the goals, content and outcomes of the project, as well as the creation of visual materials - stickers with project visibility marks for vehicles purchased by beneficiaries, and other promotional materials and online content, as well as communication through websites and media, aimed at ensuring information, transparency and recognisability of the project.
The project contributes to increasing the share of vehicles powered by alternative energy sources in the total number of registered vehicles, energy savings, reducing CO2 emissions and reducing emissions of pollutants, decarbonising transport and encouraging sustainable mobility in the Republic of Croatia, all in pursuit of meeting the investment objective C1.4.R5-I3 of the Program of co-financing the purchase of new vehicles using alternative fuels under the National Recovery and Resilience Plan 2021 - 2026 and the Annex to the National Recovery and Resilience Plan and 2021 - 2026 (REPowerEU).
Moreover, the project will contribute to meeting the goals of the Integrated National Energy and Climate Plan of the Republic of Croatia for the period 2021 - 2030, which is building on the existing national strategies and plans enabling the implementation of the long-term Low-carbon Development Strategy of the Republic of Croatia until 2030 with a view to 2050 (Official Gazette 63/21), thus steering Croatia on a path of intensive reduction of greenhouse gases pursuant to the energy and climate legislative framework “Fit for 55”.
Project code: NPOO.C1.4.R5-I3.01.0001
Project value: 21.235.640,00 €
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Why electric vehicles?
- No emissions of noxious gases in the atmosphere, i.e. their use reduces the detrimental impact on the environment,
- Their use reduces the consumption of fossil fuels (non-renewable energy sources),
- They imply a reduction in maintenance costs and higher safety in traffic,
- Lower tax burden,
- Reducing noise pollution (it is estimated that almost 20 % of EU citizens are affected by the noise the levels of which are deemed unacceptable,)
- They contribute to the corporate social responsibility, i.e. sustainable development.
Since 2014, the Fund has been implementing the Let’s drive ECOnomically programme, i.e. measures for reducing air pollution from traffic by promoting the purchase of energy more efficient vehicles. In the period 2019 - 2024, 10 public calls were launched and 6263 vehicles using alternative fuels were bought under the scheme.