Promotion of car pools

The plan wants urban planning that avoids locking people into car dependency and a coherent strategy where city planning, public transport and vehicles are interconnected. The state changing parking legislation so that municipalities can allocate street space for shared vehicles, and developing a national strategy for shared mobility, are tools for exactly that. The plan also advocates that products be shared and reused instead of throw-away consumerism.

• avoid car dependencydecisive»Vi vill se en samhällsplanering som så långt som möjligt undviker« (party programme ↗)“We want to see urban planning that as far as possible avoids”
• coherent transport strategy»en sammanhållen strategi för elektrifiering av transporterna, där stadsplanering, kollektivtrafik och elfordon alla har viktiga roller att spela.« (party programme ↗)“a coherent strategy for electrification of transport, where city planning, public transport and electric vehicles all have important roles to play.”
• sharing instead of throw-away consumerism»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 throwaway consumption”
• political responsibility for climate choices»Det är politikens, och inte individens, ansvar att skapa möjligheter för människor att välja enkla och billiga klimatsmarta alternativ.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“It is the responsibility of politics, not individuals, to create opportunities for people to choose simple and cheap climate-smart alternatives.”

The plan commits to making climate-smart travel the cheaper alternative and to increasing opportunities to share and borrow instead of owning, which is precisely the benefit the counter-proposal wants to highlight with car-sharing. The programme also establishes that transport transition requires political solutions at all levels, which supports the requirement for changed parking legislation and a national strategy for shared mobility.

• climate-smart travel cheaperdecisive»Klimatsmart resande som det billigare alternativet.« (party programme ↗)“Climate-smart travel as the cheaper alternative.”
• shared and circular consumption»Gå över till en hållbar konsumtion med goda möjligheter till att laga, dela, låna och« (party programme ↗)“Move to sustainable consumption with good opportunities to repair, share, borrow and”
• political solutions in the transport sector»transportområdet kommer det att kräva politiska lösningar på alla nivåer.« (party programme ↗)“in the transport sector it will require political solutions at all levels.”
• strengthened public transport»Kollektivtrafik som är välfungerande, pålitlig, hållbar och prisvärd.« (party programme ↗)“Public transport that is well-functioning, reliable, sustainable and affordable.”

The election manifesto explicitly wants to facilitate those who want to share instead of own a car, and the party programme highlights car pools as one of the solutions where public transport does not suffice. The plan also sees it as a political task to drive sharing and resource efficiency with clear rules and policy instruments. That the state changes parking regulations and draws up a national strategy for shared mobility is precisely such a measure.

• state should facilitate car poolsdecisive»sänka momsen kraftigt på bilpooler och andra delningstjänster och underlätta för de som vill dela, istället för äga, en bil.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“reduce VAT significantly on car pools and other sharing services and facilitate those who want to share, instead of own, a car.”
• car pools as a mobility solution»egen bil, samåkning, bilpooler eller nya innovativa alternativ.« (party programme ↗)“own car, ride-sharing, car pools or new innovative alternatives.”
• political responsibility for sharing»Det är en politisk uppgift att med ekonomiska styrmedel och tydliga regler driva på omställningen till en resurseffektiv och cirkulär ekonomi.« (party programme ↗)“It is a political task to with economic instruments and clear rules drive the transition to a resource-efficient and circular economy.”
• sharing economy's role»Delningsekonomin där man delar på varor och tjänster spelar en viktig roll i en resurseffektiv ekonomi.« (party programme ↗)“The sharing economy where people share goods and services plays an important role in a resource-efficient economy.”

The plan wants it to be convenient to opt out of one's own car and that electric cars are promoted with better parking options and differentiated fees. Changing parking legislation so that municipalities can allocate street space to shared vehicles is a direct way to achieve that, and fits the line of greener cities and local decision-making. The demand for a national strategy lies somewhat further from the plan's decentralist approach.

• easier to choose to leave the cardecisive»Det ska dessutom vara smidigt att välja bort bilen till förmån för tåg, buss, båt och cykel.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“It should also be convenient to opt out of the car in favor of trains, buses, boats and bicycles.”
• better parking for environmental cars»Elbilarna ska främjas med hjälp av fler laddplatser, differentierade trängselskatter som gynnar miljöbilar och bättre parkeringsmöjligheter.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Electric cars should be promoted through more charging stations, differentiated congestion charges that favor environmentally friendly cars and better parking opportunities.”
• greener cities»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.”
• municipal decision-making power»Decentralisera mera. Människor ska få bestämma mer själva, och politiska beslut ska fattas nära dem som berörs.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Decentralize more. People should get to decide more for themselves, and political decisions should be made close to those affected.”

The plan wants utility traffic and public transport to be given more space at the expense of private car use in cities with congestion or environmental problems, and that the rules be adapted to the sharing economy era. Car pools are a shared mobility service that directly aligns with that direction, and the election manifesto promises that the tax system be adapted to the growing sharing economy. The counter-proposal's demand for amended parking legislation and national strategy is therefore supported.

• less private car use in citiesdecisive»I städer med trängsel- eller miljöproblem bör nyttotrafik och kollektivtrafik ges större utrymme på bekostnad av privatbilism.« (party programme ↗)“In cities with congestion or environmental problems utility traffic and public transport should be given more space at the expense of private car use.”
• embrace the sharing economy»En startup-kommission ska tillsättas och skattesystemet anpassas bättre till den växande delningsekonomin.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“A startup commission shall be appointed and the tax system adapted better to the growing sharing economy.”
• rules for the sharing economy»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 also in the age of digitalization and the sharing economy.”
• local traffic decisions»Detta görs genom god stadsplanering och miljöavgifter, t.ex. trängselavgifter, som ska beslutas på lokal eller regional nivå och vars avgifter ska stanna på regional nivå.« (party programme ↗)“This is done through good urban planning and environmental charges, e.g. congestion charges, which shall be decided at local or regional level and whose charges shall remain at regional level.”

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 alternatives to road transport to be developed and economic and legal instruments to be designed so that the most economically and environmentally efficient systems are stimulated; shared vehicles are such an alternative. Municipal control over traffic has already been accepted by the plan with regard to congestion charges. Support is however limited by the fact that the plan rejects direct corporate subsidies, which is why regulatory changes and strategy are closest to the plan.

• develop alternatives to road transportdecisive»Alternativen till vägtransporter ska utvecklas, inte minst för« (party programme ↗)“Alternatives to road transport shall be developed, not least for”
• instruments for efficient transport systems»ska utformas så att de samhällsekonomiskt och miljömässigt mest effektiva« (party programme ↗)“shall be designed so that the most economically and environmentally efficient”
• municipal control over traffic»om införande och utformning av trängselavgifter för biltrafiken.« (party programme ↗)“on the introduction and design of congestion charges for car traffic.”
• no to direct subsidies»Direkta företagssubventioner avvisas.« (party programme ↗)“Direct corporate subsidies are rejected.”

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 counter-proposal wants the state to actively promote car-pooling through changed parking legislation and a national strategy for shared mobility. The plan has no commitment regarding shared mobility and assumes that what can be done as well by others than the public shall not be performed by the public, and urges caution about far-reaching political ambitions. The plan's transport promise is instead about those who need the car being able to afford it.

• private before public performancedecisive»Om något kan göras lika bra eller bättre av« (party programme ↗)“If something can be done as well or better by”
• restrained political ambitions»Vi måste alltid se upp med att politikens ambitioner« (party programme ↗)“We must always be careful with political ambitions”
• accessible motoring»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 shuttle your children to football training or music school can afford to take the car, whether it runs on petrol or electricity.”

The plan describes the car as a freedom worth keeping and opposes policy aimed at getting people to abandon the car. The counter-proposal wants the state to actively promote car-sharing and reserve street space for shared vehicles, explicitly so that one shared car replaces fifteen, which is precisely such a reduction in private car ownership. The plan instead wants to make it easier and cheaper to drive and establishes that all transport modes are needed.

• the car as freedomdecisive»Bilen är än idag en frihet som är värd att behålla.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“The car is still today a freedom worth keeping.”
• no to car-hostile policies»Trots det höga och fortsatt stigande priset är vissa partier inte nöjda, utan vill fortsätta med prisökningarna för att tvinga människor att parkera bilen permanent.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Despite the high and continuing price increases, some parties are not satisfied, but want to continue with price increases to force people to park the car permanently.”
• cheaper motoring»Sverigedemokraterna vill göra det lättare och billigare att ta sig fram med bilen.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Sweden Democrats want to make it easier and cheaper to drive.”
• all transport modes needed»Sverigedemokraterna anser att samtliga transportslag, inklusive bil och flyg, är viktiga för att samhället ska fungera.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Sweden Democrats believe that all modes of transport, including car and air, are important for society to function.”