Fuel and energy, depreciation, taxes, insurance, and maintenance. These are the categories that have shaped the results in the calculations regarding the total costs for electric, gasoline, and diesel-powered cars. Which has emerged as the cheapest vehicle type in terms of total cost today? Electric cars.
Moreover, Sweden is highly ranked as one of the cheapest countries to own an electric car in Europe. This is according to SVT in an article, referring to an annual survey conducted by the leasing company Leaseplan.
– It is gratifying that Sweden is high on the list. At the same time, we must remember that there is still a great deal to be done in Sweden to further promote both companies' and private individuals' transition to electric cars, says Malin Malm, Sales Manager at Leaseplan Sweden, to SVT.
Still too few charging stations
Among the 22 European countries in the survey, Sweden ranks third among the most cost-effective countries to own an electric car in. This includes both mid-size cars (e.g., Polestar 2 and Mercedes EQA, among others) and compact cars (Volkswagen ID.3, Kia e-Niro, among others). Only in Greece and Germany is the total cost for electric car owners lower.
In Sweden, the average cost is 8893 SEK to own a car. This is in comparison to 7432 SEK in Greece and 11384 SEK in Switzerland.
However, criticism regarding the number of charging stations in the country remains. Only two percent of Swedish company car drivers believe that there are enough charging stations, and only 12 percent would feel comfortable taking a longer car journey in Europe.
