Central Europe’s two largest fleets illustrate the policy gap that defines the region: strong electric-car incentives, thin truck-specific support, and enormous transit mileage governed by other countries’ toll systems. For CEE fleets, the electrification case is currently made abroad — on German, Austrian and Benelux kilometres — more than at home.

Poland. The flagship NaszEauto programme (PLN 1.6 billion, KPO-funded) pays up to PLN 40,000 per vehicle — but targets private individuals and sole proprietorships buying cars under a PLN 225,000 price cap; heavy trucks sit outside it. Truck-relevant provisions are indirect: BEVs are exempt from registration tax and excise (valid to end-2029), enhanced depreciation limits (PLN 225,000 for BEVs) help at the light end, and EU recovery money funds charging corridors along TEN-T. Poland’s truck electrification will therefore arrive from two directions: international hauliers electrifying for their western kilometres (a Polish tractor on German motorways captures Germany’s toll exemption regardless of registration country), and urban/regional distribution around Warsaw, Łódź and the Tri-City as low-emission expectations spread. Watch for KPO-funded truck pilot calls — the automotive lobby is actively pushing for a heavy-vehicle scheme.

Czechia. The headline is simple and useful: battery-electric vehicles are exempt from the Czech highway toll (a real, if modest, per-kilometre saving versus diesel’s distance-based myto rates), and PHEVs under 50 g/km get 75% off. Beyond that, purchase support ended and infrastructure support focuses on charging. Czech fleets electrify rationally where the truck serves German- or Austrian-mileage contracts, or on predictable regional distribution between Prague, Brno and Ostrava.

WattTonne’s read. CEE operators: run the toll-benefit arithmetic on your western kilometres first — that is where the money is today — and treat domestic schemes as upside, not foundation. When Poland eventually funds heavy vehicles (the KPO pipeline makes it a when, not if), early movers with grid connections and driver experience will capture it. Position accordingly.