(CIANEWS) - As of March 31, 2023, Czech Leasing and Financial Association (ČLFA) member companies recorded 2,609 electric vehicles in their portfolios. They financed 27.4% (371) out of the total of 1,352 new e-vehicles sold in the Czech Republic in the first quarter of 2023. The country is 21st out of 22 monitored European countries in preparations for electromobility. Association chairwoman Jana Hanušová said that the Czech Ministry of Industry Trade was preparing a clean mobility plan that should be approved by the end of 2023. The government is also working on an amendment to the act on emission allowances trading. The legislation process also includes a proposal to extend extraordinary depreciation for no-emission vehicles for the next five years.