Fuel and energy, depreciation, taxes, insurance and maintenance. It is the categories that have been the result of the calculations on the total costs of electric, petrol and diesel cars. Which one today sailed up as the cheapest vehicle type in terms of total cost? Electric cars.
In addition, Sweden is in the top spot in terms of the cheapest countries to own an electric car in Europe. SvT writes this in an article, referring to an annual survey conducted by the leasing company Leaseplan.
"It is gratifying that Sweden is at the top of the list. At the same time, we should remember that there is still a lot to do in Sweden to further promote both companies and individuals' transition to electric cars," Malin Malm, Sales Manager at Leaseplan Sweden, told SVT.
Still too few charging posts
Among the 22 European countries in the survey, Sweden comes third among the most cost-effective countries to own electric cars in. It includes both mid-range cars (e.g. Polestar 2 and Mercedes EQA et al) and compact cars (Volkswagen ID.3, Kia e-Niro and others). Only in Greece and Germany is the total cost to electric car owners lower.
In Sweden, the average cost is SEK 8893 to own a car. This compares with SEK 7,432 in Greece and SEK 11,384 in Switzerland.
However, criticism remains about the number of charging posts in the country. Only two per cent of Swedish company car drivers believe that there are enough charging posts and only 12 per cent would feel comfortable making a longer drive in Europe.
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