In Denmark, the used market has almost vacuumed up all of Sweden for used electric cars. The Swedes warn that they are running dry.
That shouldn't be possible. Yet Danish car buyers have soon been vacuuming Sweden for used electric cars.
This is what Berlingske writes .
– The demand for electric cars is so great in Denmark that the used market in Denmark cannot keep up, says consumer economist Ilyas Dogru at FDM to the media.
Last year, at least 19,000 electric cars were exported from Sweden. But no one really knows the exact number. The responsible authority, the Swedish Transport Agency, has lost track of it.
According to automotive industry analyst Ronny Svensson, whom Carup has spoken to, Swedes may, however, be forced to keep their electric cars at home.
Denmark beats Sweden for electric cars
The EU will soon introduce a number of stricter requirements for CO2 emissions, and as an EU member state, the Swedes must also be able to comply.
And as the math looks right now, only electric cars, whose official CO2 emissions are 0 grams per short kilometer, can pull in the right direction.
– It is not good for Sweden to export so many cars. By doing so, there will be no cars that the average Swede can buy back, says the analyst.
Electric cars or not, Sweden currently has the second-cheapest price per liter of gasoline. Shaving the fuel tax down to the absolute minimum level was and is an election promise of the current government in Stockholm.
But despite looming CO2 quotas, there is nothing to suggest that those on the other side of the Øresund will have to pay more for fuel either today, tomorrow or next year.
One of the Nordic countries' largest car importers is left with a loss of several million kroner every single day. Hedin Mobility, which is also in Denmark, revealed last week that the business is losing millions by buying back leased cars at prices that are not actually marketable.
