A fossil-free vehicle fleet

The election manifesto requires that the road network be electrified and complemented with infrastructure for other sustainable fuels to make passenger and freight transport sustainable, and that the transition happen immediately because it is proceeding far too slowly. The counter-proposal's demands for a firmer timetable, bonus malus, and expanded charging infrastructure even in rural areas follow directly from that. The plan also points to the state as responsible for making infrastructure expansion faster.

• electrified road networkdecisive»För att göra såväl person- som godstransporter hållbara behöver vägnätet både elektrifieras och kompletteras med infrastruktur för andra hållbara drivmedel.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“To make both passenger and freight transport sustainable, the road network needs to be both electrified and complemented with infrastructure for other sustainable fuels.”
• transition on a firm timetable»Omställningen behöver ske omgående och alla politiska beslut behöver ta hänsyn till den akuta kris som vi befinner oss i.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“The transition needs to happen immediately and all political decisions need to take into account the acute crisis we are facing.”
• state responsibility in rural areas»Utbyggnaden av transportinfrastruktur och fiber går alldeles för sakta, staten behöver gå in och ta ett större ansvar för utbyggnaden.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Expansion of transport infrastructure and broadband is proceeding far too slowly; the state needs to take greater responsibility for this expansion.”
• sharpened climate policy instruments»Investeringar i grön teknik, industri och infrastruktur, utbyggd energikapacitet och stärkt styrning utifrån nya, skärpta klimatmål behövs.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Investments in green technology, industry and infrastructure, expanded energy capacity and strengthened governance based on new, sharpened climate targets are needed.”

The stance rests on the quoted commitment in the party's own documents; the actual vote deviated. Click the quote to verify it in the document.

The plan commits to doubling the number of charging points by 2030 and increasing the production of renewable fuels, within a fixed climate policy framework and the goal of net zero emissions by 2045. The counter-proposal's demand for a firmer timeline for a fossil-free vehicle fleet, expanded charging infrastructure in rural areas, and support for electrification of heavy traffic is the same commitment. The plan therefore supports the demand.

• double charging infrastructuredecisive»Vi vill dubbla antalet laddstolpar till 2030 för att underlätta för den som har elbil.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“We want to double the number of charging points by 2030 to make it easier for those with electric cars.”
• net zero emissions 2045»År 2045 ska Sverige inte ha några nettoutsläpp av växthusgaser till atmosfären, för att därefter uppnå negativa utsläpp.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“By 2045, Sweden should have no net greenhouse gas emissions to the atmosphere, then to achieve negative emissions.”
• more renewable fuels»Vi vill öka den svenska produktionen av förnybara drivmedel, så att det blir lättare att tanka fossilfritt i Sverige.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“We want to increase Swedish production of renewable fuels, so that it becomes easier to refuel with fossil-free fuel in Sweden.”
• the climate framework remains fixed»Det klimatpolitiska ramverket ska ligga fast.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“The climate policy framework should remain fixed.”

The election manifesto sets a fixed deadline for the vehicle fleet by stating that only fossil-free cars shall be sold from 2025 and wants the state to invest in charging throughout the country where the market does not reach, even for trucks. The party programme wants to use laws and economic instruments that make clean vehicles cheaper and dirty ones more expensive, which is the bonus malus logic. The plan thus supports the counter-proposal's requirement.

• fossil-free vehicle fleet on timedecisive»att den som behöver bil ska ha råd med ett klimatsmart alternativ, och att bara fossilfria bilar ska säljas från 2025.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“that those who need a car shall have the means for a climate-smart alternative, and that only fossil-free cars shall be sold from 2025.”
• charging infrastructure throughout the country»investera i laddning i hela landet — staten ska ta ansvar där marknaden inte räcker till, så att bilar och lastbilar kan köra på el oavsett vart i landet de ska.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“invest in charging throughout the country — the state shall take responsibility where the market does not reach, so that cars and trucks can run on electricity regardless of where in the country they are going.”
• instruments for clean vehicles»Lagar och ekonomiska styrmedel ska användas för« (party programme ↗)“Laws and economic instruments shall be used for”

The stance rests on the quoted commitment in the party's own documents; the actual vote deviated. Click the quote to verify it in the document.

The election manifesto requires that transport emissions be reduced and that there be more charging stations and rapid chargers across the country, which directly corresponds to the counter-proposal's investments in charging infrastructure in sparsely populated areas and electrification of heavier traffic. The principle that polluting shall cost more lies behind a bonus malus system that rewards low emissions. The party programme's goal of a vehicle fleet driven only by renewable energy also gives support for a firmer time frame.

• laddinfrastruktur i hela landetdecisive»bygga fler laddstolpar och snabbladdare i hela landet« (2022 manifesto ↗)“build more charging stations and rapid chargers across the country”
• bort med transportutsläpp»Transporternas utsläpp ska bort och ny utsläppsfri infrastruktur ska komma på plats.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Transport emissions must be eliminated and new emission-free infrastructure must be put in place.”
• förorenaren betalar»Det ska kosta mer att smutsa ner.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“It shall cost more to pollute.”
• fossilfri fordonsflotta»Att bryta oljeberoendet i transportsektorn och nå svenska klimatmål förutsätter att Sveriges fordonsflotta på sikt endast drivs med förnybar energi.« (party programme ↗)“Breaking oil dependency in the transport sector and reaching Swedish climate goals requires that Sweden's vehicle fleet in time be driven only by renewable energy.”

The stance rests on the quoted commitment in the party's own documents; the actual vote deviated. Click the quote to verify it in the document.

The plan wants fossil emissions from the transport sector gone, for more to choose electric vehicles and for charging stations to be built where we live, work and travel, and for electrification to be accelerated. This supports the counter-proposal's demands for a faster fossil-free vehicle fleet and expanded charging infrastructure, even in sparsely populated areas and for heavier traffic. The plan's objection to subsidy-driven policy instruments however makes support for precisely bonus malus weaker.

• electrified transport and charging infrastructuredecisive»Fossilutsläppen från transportsektorn ska bort. Fler ska välja elbilen och en inblandning av fossilfria bränslen ska fortsätta. Det behövs laddstolpar där vi bor, arbetar och reser.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Fossil emissions from the transport sector must go. More shall choose the electric car and a blend of fossil-free fuels shall continue. Charging stations are needed where we live, work and travel.”
• accelerated electrification»Elektrifieringen av transportsektorn ska påskyndas.« (party programme ↗)“Electrification of the transport sector shall be accelerated.”
• transport bears its climate costs»Beroendet av fossila bränslen måste brytas och alla transportslag måste stå för sina klimatkostnader.« (party programme ↗)“Dependence on fossil fuels must be broken and all transport modes must account for their climate costs.”
• policy instruments before subsidies»Därför är vi för riktiga klimatskatter i stället för att göra klimatpolitiken till en tävling i högst bidrag och flest symbolskatter.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Therefore we are for real climate taxes instead of making climate policy a competition in highest subsidies and most symbolic taxes.”

The plan takes no explicit position on what the committee actually decided — often because the committee's reason was procedural. The stance is derived and fully cited, but it does not show the party broke a commitment.

The plan's freshest and most binding requirement is sharply reduced petrol and diesel prices through reduced blending of expensive biofuel, and that climate transition shall occur in a way that both works and is efficient. A bonus-malus system that taxes vehicles harder and a firmer timeframe for a fossil-free vehicle fleet goes against that prioritization and against the plan's view of the car as a prerequisite for living and working throughout the country. The plan supports on the other hand in itself support for non-fossil fuels.

• lower fuel costsdecisive»Sänk bensin- och dieselpriserna rejält för alla, främst genom minskad inblandningen av dyrt biobränsle.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Cut petrol and diesel prices sharply for everyone, chiefly by reducing the blending of expensive biofuel.”
• efficient climate transition»Sverige är världsledande i klimatomställningen och det ska vi fortsätta vara på ett sätt som både fungerar och är effektivt.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Sweden is a world leader in climate transition and we shall continue to be so in a way that both works and is efficient.”
• the car's necessity»Tillgång till bil är för många en förutsättning för att« (party programme ↗)“Access to a car is for many a prerequisite for”
• measures for non-fossil fuels»För att minska vägtrafikens utsläpp bör politiken nationellt och på EU-nivå« (party programme ↗)“In order to reduce road transport emissions, policy nationally and at EU level”

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The plan's climate policy for transport is based on electrification and expanding charging stations across the country, with explicit ambition that charging be available even in rural areas. That is the core of what the counter-proposal requires, including support for electrification of heavy traffic. However, reference to bonus malus points towards higher vehicle taxes, which the plan's tax freeze speaks against, so the support is not unambiguous.

• expanded charging infrastructuredecisive»Bygga ut laddstolpar och laddstationer i hela landet« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Expand charging stations and charging hubs across the country”
• electrified transport»Vår politik syftar därför till att ställa om transportsektorn genom elektrifiering.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Our policy therefore aims to transform the transport sector through electrification.”
• charging in rural areas»Tillgången på laddstationer ska vara hög så att även den som bor i glesbygd har användning av en elbil.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“The availability of charging stations should be high so that even those living in rural areas can use an electric car.”
• tax freeze»Införa ett skattehöjarstopp under den kommande mandatperioden som innebär att de samlade skatterna inte höjs« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Introduce a tax freeze during the coming term of office which means that total taxes are not increased”

The plan takes no explicit position on what the committee actually decided — often because the committee's reason was procedural. The stance is derived and fully cited, but it does not show the party broke a commitment.

The election manifesto establishes that the transition of the vehicle fleet should take time and occur according to market conditions, and criticizes subsidies for expensive electric cars paid by those without alternatives. The counter-proposal's requirement for a firmer timeframe for fossil-free and a bonus malus system therefore goes against the plan, which instead wants to reduce the reduction mandate and lower the price at the pump. That the plan itself wants to expand charging infrastructure is not enough to bear the counter-proposal's policy tools.

• transition in market pacedecisive»En omställning av fordonsflottan behöver både av ekonomiska och ekologiska skäl få ta tid, och ske utifrån marknadens villkor.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“A transition of the vehicle fleet needs for both economic and ecological reasons to take time, and occur according to market conditions.”
• criticism of EV subsidies»Subventioner av dyra elbilar som främst används av människor i större städer som dessutom har goda inkomster får i praktiken betalas av de som saknar förutsättningar att själva ta del av förmånerna.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Subsidies for expensive electric cars mainly used by people in larger cities who also have good incomes are in practice paid by those lacking the preconditions to themselves take part in the benefits.”
• reduced reduction mandate»Sänka bensin- och dieselpriset genom sänkt bränsleskatt och minskad reduktionsplikt.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Lower petrol and diesel prices through lower fuel tax and reduced reduction mandate.”
• charging infrastructure nationwide»Bygga ut laddinfrastrukturen för elbilar« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Expand charging infrastructure for electric cars”