Incentives and legislation that aim to increase uptake of alternative fuels vehicles and infrastructure. 

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Ownership tax benefits

Low annual road tax (SEK 360) for zero-emission vehicles and PHEVs.

Company tax benefits

The private use of a company car is taxed on benefits. For some green cars, there is a permanent tax reduction of the benefit value.

Purchase subsidies

Climate bonus for light vehicles:

• SEK 70,000 BEVs.
• SEK 44,417 for PHEVs with 1g CO2/km down to SEK 10,020 for ≤ 60g CO2/km.
• Premium for purchase of new electric buses and trucks.

Proposals for 1 July 2022:

• SEK 19,700 for PHEVs with 1g CO2/km down to SEK 5,000 for ≤ 50g CO2/km.
• Price cap to receive a bonus at SEK 700,000 for a new vehicle (M1 or N1).

 

Other financial benefits

Reduction in company car taxation: for electric and PHEVs, the taxable value of the car for the purposes of calculating the benefit-in-kind of a company car under personal income tax is reduced two steps. Firstly, the benefit value is reduced to the benefit value of a comparable petrol or diesel car. Secondly the calculated benefit value is reduced by 40 % (maximum SEK 10 000). The first reduction is permanent and not time-limited. The second step with a 40 % reduction is valid up to and including 2020, unless there is be a political decision to prolong it.

Local incentives

Municipalities around the country will introduce environmental zones in three different steps from 2020.

AF infrastructure incentives

Projects from Klimatklivet assigned to EVSE for 2018-20 (Wikström, 2018). For 2018-20, additional SEK 700 million (EUR 67 million) have been assigned and the budget proposal for 2018 includes provisions to increase this amount. Implementation of a support scheme for private charging (Government of Sweden, 2017c). Between 2018 and 2020, SEK 90 million (EUR 8,7 million) will be annually allocated to support home chargers with up to 50 % or SEK 10 000 (EUR 960) for hardware and installation costs.