Car pools

The plan wants consumption to be directed away from the dirty, that products are shared and reused instead of wear and tear, and that public services and public transport are designed so that car dependency decreases. A transition from car ownership to use through car pools and mobility as a service lies directly in that line. The plan does not mention car pools, which is why the position is derived.

• sharing ahead of ownershipdecisive»produkter som håller och lätt kan återanvändas och delas istället för slit- och släng« (2022 manifesto ↗)“products that last and can easily be reused and shared instead of wear and tear”
• steer consumption sustainably»Där inte teknikskiften räcker för att minska utsläppen måste konsumtionen styras bort från det smutsiga och alla ges förutsättningar att leva mer hållbart.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Where technological shifts are not enough to reduce emissions, consumption must be directed away from the dirty and everyone must be given conditions to live more sustainably.”
• reduced car dependency»utbudet av samhällsservice ska vara tillgängligt för alla och utformas« (party programme ↗)“the supply of public services should be accessible to all and designed”
• expanded public transport»behöver även kollektivtrafiken byggas ut och göras billigare och mer tillgänglig i hela landet« (2022 manifesto ↗)“public transport also needs to be expanded and made cheaper and more accessible throughout the country”

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 overarching demand is to shift the transport system in a resource-efficient and resource-sparing direction, with more walking, cycling and public transit. Favouring car pooling and mobility as a service, with revised regulations and a strategy for combined mobility, is a way to use the vehicle fleet more efficiently without denying people access to a car. The plan resists blaming those who need the car, but car pooling rather increases access. The plan therefore supports the demand.

• shifting the transport systemdecisive»Transportsystemen ska läggas om för mer gång-, cykel- och kollektivtrafik och så att« (party programme ↗)“The transport systems shall be shifted towards more walking, cycling and public transit and so that”
• resource-sparing shifting»Det övergripande kravet är att ställa om produktionsliv, bostäder, energisystem och« (party programme ↗)“The overarching demand is to shift economic production, housing, energy systems and”
• climate framework remains fixed»Det klimatpolitiska ramverket ska ligga fast.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“The climate policy framework shall remain fixed.”
• do not blame drivers»Klimatkrisen kan aldrig lösas med att skuldbelägga människor som behöver ta bilen till affären« (2022 manifesto ↗)“The climate crisis can never be solved by blaming people who need to take the car to the shop”

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 wants to substantially lower VAT on car-sharing and other sharing services and make it easier for those who want to share instead of owning a car, which is the core of the counter-proposal's requirement. The party programme counts car-sharing among important complements in the transport system and the party wants to build a sharing economy. The plan therefore supports the requirement.

• promote car-sharingdecisive»sänka momsen kraftigt på bilpooler och andra delningstjänster och underlätta för de som vill dela, istället för äga, en bil.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“substantially lower VAT on car-sharing and other sharing services and make it easier for those who want to share, instead of owning, a car.”
• car-sharing as part of the system»samåkningssystem, bilpooler och flexibla kollektivtrafiklösningar är viktiga komplement.« (party programme ↗)“ride-sharing systems, car-sharing and flexible public transport solutions are important complements.”
• sharing economy over ownership»Vi vill skapa en delningsekonomi, där det vi köper håller längre, och går att reparera till lägre kostnad.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“We want to create a sharing economy, where what we buy lasts longer, and is repairable at lower cost.”

The plan sets the goal that Sweden shall become the world's most resource-efficient country with a more circular economy, and wants it to be smooth to choose the car away. Car pools and mobility as a service is precisely a way to use vehicles that today stand still, which is in line with the demand for efficient transport and shared use in the cities. Car pools are not explicitly mentioned, hence the derivation.

• resource-efficient circular economydecisive»Sverige ska bli världens mest resurseffektiva land och ekonomin mer cirkulär.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Sweden shall become the world's most resource-efficient country and the economy more circular.”
• easy to choose the car away»Det ska dessutom vara smidigt att välja bort bilen till förmån för tåg, buss, båt och cykel.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“It shall also be smooth to choose the car away in favour of train, bus, boat and bicycle.”
• shared use in cities»Samtidigt krävs miljövänliga och klimatsmarta lösningar i städerna genom effektiva transporter och samutnyttjande av gemensamma ytor.« (party programme ↗)“At the same time, environmentally friendly and climate-smart solutions are needed in cities through efficient transport and shared use of common spaces.”
• attractive emission-free transport»Utsläppsfria transporter, cyklar, elbilar och kollektivtrafik ska bli smidigare och attraktivare.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Emission-free transport, bicycles, electric cars and public transport shall become smoother and more attractive.”

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 wants the tax system and regulations to be better adapted to the growing sharing economy and wants rules that make it easy to do right even in the age of digitalisation. Car pools and mobility as a service are precisely such sharing services, and the plan wants to facilitate mobility for people in both city and countryside. The plan, however, rejects detailed control of people's everyday life, which sets a limit to how far active promotion should go.

• regulations for the sharing economydecisive»En startup-kommission ska tillsättas och skattesystemet anpassas bättre till den växande delningsekonomin.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“A start-up commission shall be appointed and the tax system adapted better to the growing sharing economy.”
• rules for new services»Vi vill ha spelregler som gör det lätt att göra rätt och säkerställer konkurrens på rättvisa villkor även i digitaliseringens och delningsekonomins tid.« (party programme ↗)“We want rules that make it easy to do right and ensure competition on fair terms even in the age of digitalisation and the sharing economy.”
• facilitated mobility»Rörligheten för människor, idéer, kapital, varor och tjänster ska underlättas, såväl i städer som på landsbygden.« (party programme ↗)“Mobility for people, ideas, capital, goods and services shall be facilitated, both in cities and in the countryside.”
• no detailed control of everyday life»De krav på förändring som miljöhoten innebär får inte leda till ökad isolering mellan länder, detaljstyrning av människors vardagsliv eller motverkande av den fria ekonomins förutsättningar.« (party programme ↗)“The demands for change that environmental threats entail must not lead to increased isolation between countries, detailed control of people's everyday life or working against the conditions of the free economy.”

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 states that personal ownership should be encouraged at the expense of institutional ownership, and that different vehicle types are also means to realize leisure interests and feel freedom. A policy that actively should drive a transition from ownership to use thus goes against the plan, as does its view of the car as a prerequisite for being able to live and work throughout the country. The plan simultaneously values public transport as an alternative, but not at the expense of ownership.

• personal ownership before institutionaldecisive»Det är också angeläget att det personliga ägandet uppmuntras på bekostnad av det institutionella ägandet.« (party programme ↗)“It is also important that personal ownership is encouraged at the expense of institutional ownership.”
• the car as freedom»fordonsslag är också medel för att förverkliga fritidsintressen och känna frihet.« (party programme ↗)“vehicle types are also means to realize leisure interests and feel freedom.”
• 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”
• developed public transport»En väl utvecklad kollektivtrafik är av största betydelse« (party programme ↗)“A well-developed public transport is of great importance”

The plan does not address car pools or combined mobility. The nearest commitments point in the opposite direction from a politically driven transition from ownership to use: the car should be possible to own and drive cheaply in everyday life, and the person who owns shall have the right to use their ownership according to their own discretion. The conclusion is therefore uncertain but leads to rejection.

• the car as freedomdecisive»har råd att ta bilen, oavsett om den går på bensin eller el« (2022 manifesto ↗)“can afford to use the car, regardless of whether it runs on petrol or electricity”
• freedom of ownership»rätt att använda sitt ägande efter eget huvud ska vara vägledande« (party programme ↗)“the right to use one's ownership according to one's own discretion shall be guiding”
• cheaper car ownership»Sänka priset på bensin och diesel så att du klarar din vardagsekonomi« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Lower the price of petrol and diesel so you can manage your household economy”

The counter-proposal wishes to actively favour a transition from car ownership to car usage. The election manifesto takes the opposite view: that the car is necessary and a freedom worth keeping, that many are dependent on their own car where public transport has few departures, and wishes to make it easier and cheaper to get around by car. A policy that steers away from ownership therefore goes against the plan's fundamental stance, even though the plan does not mention car pools.

• the car as freedomdecisive»Bilen är än idag en frihet som är värd att behålla.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“The car is still a freedom worth keeping.”
• cheaper driving»Sverigedemokraterna vill göra det lättare och billigare att ta sig fram med bilen.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Sweden Democrats wish to make it easier and cheaper to get around by car.”
• car dependence in rural areas»för dem som bor på landsbygd där kollektivtrafiken har få eller inga avgångar« (2022 manifesto ↗)“for those living in rural areas where public transport has few or no departures.”
• protect car commuting»Förbättra förutsättningarna för bilpendling, framförallt på landsbygden« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Improve conditions for car commuting, especially in rural areas.”

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.