About 150 electric cars are registered in Bosnia and Herzegovina, and they are charged at 200 charging stations. These cars are characterized by low maintenance costs and the absence of harmful gases.
Owners of charging stations for electric cars are currently supplying electricity to users for free.
However, it may soon start to charge. The citizens we talked to say that it is more profitable to use electric cars, but considering the level of wages and the standard of living in Bosnia and Herzegovina, it is difficult to afford them. There are slightly more than 200 charging stations for electric vehicles in Bosnia and Herzegovina, and they are mainly located in larger cities, such as Sarajevo, Mostar, Banja Luka.
This is a relatively small number of filling stations, but it is expected that there will be more. The development of the auto industry and incentives for the purchase of such vehicles would be beneficial for everyone, according to our interlocutors.
Almir Grebovic, editor of the automotive magazine “ProAuto”: “A lot of those electric chargers and charging stations are currently free to use, however there are charging stations installed by hotels and various institutions or other private companies that are not free to use. So the owners of electric cars and even tourists passing through BiH are condemned to a very small number of charging stations that are currently free”.
Anela Karahasan, Association for electromobility in Bosnia and Herzegovina: “The charging price is again lower and more profitable compared to fuel prices, which we are aware of how much they vary and drastically increase, so it will certainly be more favorable, especially when I say that electricity in BiH is a domestic resource”. This year, the incentive for buyers of electric cars in the Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina amounts to one million convertible marks, and unlike last year, legal entities are also included, while in the Republika Srpska there are no incentives this year. There are many more electric cars in Western countries than in our country. Although they are characterized by many benefits, such as environmental protection, less consumption and industrial development, in Bosnia and Herzegovina many citizens cannot afford them due to high prices.
