Sales of electric cars in Sweden have taken a serious downturn in the past year. In fact, 2024 was significantly worse than 2023 on that front.
While electric cars are storming forward in both Denmark and Norway, the situation is completely different in Sweden. At least in 2024.
In fact, 16 percent fewer electric cars were sold during the year we just left. The sharp drop in sales of electric cars led to CO2 emissions from new cars increasing from 61 to 64 grams per kilometer in 2024, according to the industry association Mobility Sweden in a press release.
And the car importers, of which the organization is composed, find this worrying.
– It is a worrying but expected development with increased emission levels due to the weak development in sales of electric cars, says Mattias Bergman, CEO of Mobility Sweden.
Bergman also does not believe that there will be any real boost in the sales of electric cars unless the Swedish government intervenes.
– Now that the economic situation is improving for many households and businesses, the government has a golden opportunity to introduce new effective measures to re-energize electrification to reduce emissions from new cars, he says.
There is simply no indication that the Swedish government is particularly keen to interfere with drivers' free choices. Mobility Sweden is also counting on stricter CO2 requirements from the EU forcing car brands to raise prices in order to sell more electric cars.
Despite the decline, electric cars are still the most popular vehicle in Sweden. Both here and in Norway, the Tesla Model Y continues to be the electric car that attracts the most new buyers.
In Denmark, the top five in terms of the number of cars sold in 2024 will be made up entirely of electric cars. Electric cars took 51.2 percent of the market last year, while we have to go all the way down to sixth place to find a pure gasoline car. Last year, 3,036 new Peugeot 208s with Danish license plates were sold.
