A Fossil-Free Vehicle Fleet

The election manifesto states that the road network needs to be electrified and complemented with infrastructure for other sustainable fuels, and that it is politics' and not the individual's responsibility to make climate-smart alternatives easy and cheap. It also observes that travel today is fossil because sustainable alternatives are missing. Support that makes it possible for vehicle owners to convert from fossil to renewable fuel is an application of these commitments.

• politics' responsibility for climate choicesdecisive»Det är politikens, och inte individens, ansvar att skapa möjligheter för människor att välja enkla och billiga klimatsmarta alternativ.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“It is politics', not the individual's, responsibility to create opportunities for people to choose easy and cheap climate-smart alternatives.”
• sustainable fuels in transport»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 personal and freight transport sustainable, the road network needs to both be electrified and complemented with infrastructure for other sustainable fuels.”
• alternatives don't exist today»För de flesta av oss sker en stor del av konsumtionen och resandet för att hållbara alternativ saknas.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“For most of us a large part of consumption and travel happens because sustainable alternatives are missing.”
• society responsible for alternatives»Det är samhället och politikens ansvar att se till att alternativen finns.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“It is society's and politics' responsibility to ensure that alternatives exist.”

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 commits to increasing Swedish production of renewable fuels so that it becomes easier to fuel fossil-free, and to make it possible to live and travel climate-friendly, including through doubled charging points. The party programme requires investments in alternative fuels and fuel-efficient engines. Support for converting vehicles to renewable power is a direct application of these commitments. The plan therefore supports the requirement.

• more renewable fuelsdecisive»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 fuel fossil-free in Sweden.”
• facilitate climate-friendly travel»Gör det möjligt att leva och resa klimatvänligt.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Make it possible to live and travel climate-friendly.”
• investment in alternative fuels»på att utveckla bränslesnåla motorer, alternativa drivmedel och bättre reningsteknik.« (party programme ↗)“on developing fuel-efficient engines, alternative fuels and better cleaning technology.”
• support for vehicle conversion»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 facilitate for those who have an electric car.”

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 those who need a car shall be able to afford a climate-smart alternative and that the vehicle fleet shall become fossil-free. The party programme requires that laws and economic instruments be used to promote vehicles and fuels that meet climate targets and that necessary car transport be done with renewable fuels. Support for conversion of existing vehicles is such an instrument, especially for rural areas.

• afford climate-smart cardecisive»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 be able to afford a climate-smart alternative, and that only fossil-free cars shall be sold from 2025.”
• instruments for clean vehicles»Lagar och ekonomiska styrmedel ska användas för att främja fordon och drivmedel som klarar klimat- och hälsomålen.« (party programme ↗)“Laws and economic instruments shall be used to promote vehicles and fuels that meet climate and health targets.”
• renewable fuels»Nödvändiga biltransporter ska ske med förnybara bränslen.« (party programme ↗)“Necessary car transport shall be done with renewable fuels.”
• break fossil dependence in rural areas»Det är en ödesfråga för landsbygden att samhället lyckas bryta beroendet av bensin och diesel.« (party programme ↗)“It is a matter of fate for rural areas that society succeeds in breaking the dependence on petrol and diesel.”

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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 to lower tax on biofuels maximally to reduce motorists' costs and reduce oil dependence, and multiply biofuel and biogas production. The party programme establishes that the vehicle fleet in the long term should only run on renewable energy. Support that makes it possible to convert existing vehicles to renewable fuel and let them be covered by the same incentives as environmental vehicles is a direct means to that goal.

• renewable vehicle fleetdecisive»Att bryta oljeberoendet i transportsektorn och nå svenska klimatmål förutsätter att Sveriges fordonsflotta på sikt endast drivs med förnybar energi.« (party programme ↗)“Breaking oil dependence in the transport sector and reaching Swedish climate goals requires that the Swedish vehicle fleet in the long term only runs on renewable energy.”
• favour renewable fuels»Sänk skatten maximalt på biodrivmedel som blandas in i bensin och diesel. Det skulle sänka bilisternas kostnader, gynna klimatet, skapa jobb och minska Sveriges oljeberoende.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Cut tax maximally on biofuels blended into petrol and diesel. This would lower motorists' costs, benefit the climate, create jobs, and reduce Sweden's oil dependence.”
• more biofuel and biogas»Sveriges energioberoende måste stärkas, bland annat genom att mångdubbla produktionen av biobränslen och biogas.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Sweden's energy independence must be strengthened, among other things by multiplying biofuel and biogas production.”
• away with transport emissions»Transporternas utsläpp ska bort och ny utsläppsfri infrastruktur ska komma på plats.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Transport emissions shall be gone and new emission-free infrastructure shall be put in place.”

The plan explicitly distances itself from a climate policy that becomes a competition for the highest subsidies and advocates real climate taxes and general, technology-neutral policy instruments instead. A new support for conversion of individual vehicles is precisely such a subsidy. That the plan at the same time wants to see more electric cars and continued involvement of fossil-free fuels does not change the choice of policy instruments.

• climate taxes before subsidiesdecisive»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 for the highest subsidies and most symbolic taxes.”
• effective policy instruments before symbolic support»En klimatpolitik som ersätter den symbolpolitik där bidrag betalas ut till klimatångest i stället för det vi vet är allra viktigast: mer ny teknik, mer internationellt samarbete och fler effektiva styrmedel.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“A climate policy that replaces the symbolic politics where subsidies are paid out to climate anxiety instead of what we know is most important: more new technology, more international cooperation and more effective policy instruments.”
• technology-neutral economic policy instruments»såsom koldioxidskatt och handel med utsläppsrätter, är det mest effektiva redskapet.« (party programme ↗)“such as carbon tax and trading in emission rights, is the most effective tool.”
• fossil-free vehicle fleet»Fler ska välja elbilen och en inblandning av fossilfria bränslen ska fortsätta.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“More shall choose the electric car and an involvement of fossil-free fuels shall continue.”

The party programme requires that fossil fuels are phased out of the transport sector and that economic and legal instruments are used to increase the use of energy-efficient vehicles and non-fossil fuels. A subsidy that allows converted vehicles to be covered by the same incentives as environmentally friendly vehicles is precisely such an instrument. The election manifesto's demand for cheaper fuel applies to the blending of biofuel and does not change that conclusion.

• phase-out of fossil fuelsdecisive»Fossilbränslena måste fasas ut från såväl energi- som transportsektorn.« (party programme ↗)“Fossil fuels must be phased out from both the energy and transport sectors.”
• instruments for non-fossil fuels»användning av energieffektiva fordon och icke-fossila drivmedel, genom stöd till forskning och med ekonomiska och legala styrmedel.« (party programme ↗)“use of energy-efficient vehicles and non-fossil fuels, through support for research and with economic and legal instruments.”
• economic incentives for environmental choice»Ekonomiska styrmedel och stöd ska användas för att skapa ekonomiska motiv att agera miljövänligt för såväl konsumenter som producenter.« (party programme ↗)“Economic instruments and subsidies shall be used to create economic incentives to act environmentally responsibly for both consumers and producers.”
• cheaper fuel»Sänk bensin- och dieselpriserna rejält för alla, främst genom minskad inblandningen av dyrt biobränsle.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Lower petrol and diesel prices substantially for everyone, primarily by reducing the blending of expensive biofuel.”

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 to change the energy policy goal from renewable to fossil-free and invest in biofuel production, that is, to assess vehicles by emissions and not by technology choice. Allowing converted vehicles to receive the same incentives as environmental vehicles follows from that technology neutrality and from the plan's goal to transform the transport sector. The plan also wants the car to remain usable regardless of whether it runs on petrol or electricity.

• technology-neutral transformationdecisive»Ändra det energipolitiska målet från 100 procent förnybart till 100 procent fossilfritt« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Change the energy policy goal from 100 percent renewable to 100 percent fossil-free”
• investment in biofuels»Satsa på tillverkning av biodrivmedel« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Invest in biofuel production”
• transformed transport sector»Vår politik syftar därför till att ställa om transportsektorn genom elektrifiering.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Our policy therefore aims to transform the transport sector through electrification.”
• car possible regardless of fuel type»Där du som behöver åka en bit för att skjutsa dina barn till fotbollsträningen eller musikskolan har råd att ta bilen, oavsett om den går på bensin eller el.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Where you who need to drive a bit to take your children to football practice or music school can afford to take the car, regardless of whether it runs on petrol or electricity.”

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 the transformation of the vehicle fleet for both economic and ecological reasons needs to be allowed to take time and happen based on market conditions, and opposes motorists without means having to pay tax subsidies to others' vehicles. The counter-proposal's demands for state support for conversion to renewable operation is such a subsidy that drives the transformation politically. The plan therefore speaks against the demand.

• transformation on market termsdecisive»En omställning av fordonsflottan behöver både av ekonomiska och ekologiska skäl få ta tid, och ske utifrån marknadens villkor.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“A transformation of the vehicle fleet needs both for economic and ecological reasons to be allowed to take time, and happen based on market conditions.”
• against vehicle subsidies»De flesta har inte råd att köpa en ny bil, men tvingas samtidigt betala för skattesubventioner för dem som har råd att köpa dyra elbilar och även betala för stora bidrag till kollektivtrafiken via skattsedeln.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Most do not have the means to buy a new car, but are at the same time forced to pay for tax subsidies for those who can afford to buy expensive electric cars and also pay for large grants to public transport via the tax bill.”
• reduced biofuel requirement»Kraven på inblandning av ineffektiva biodrivmedel som höjer priset vid pump och vars miljöeffekter är osäkra behöver minska.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Requirements for involvement of ineffective biofuels that raise pump prices and whose environmental effects are uncertain need to decrease.”
• cost-effective climate policy»Satsa på åtgärder som minskar utsläppen mest per satsad krona som t ex internationella klimatinvesteringar« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Invest in measures that reduce emissions most per spent krona, such as international climate investments”