We should push for all vehicles in cities to be electric at least. The Tesla 3, Honda E, etc. are perfect for that.
We should push for all vehicles in cities to be electric at least. The Tesla 3, Honda E, etc. are perfect for that.
In September, I used 75 kWh, and paid 4.5kr/kWh[1] (exchange rate to € is about 10:1, so this comes out to 0,45€), in November, with higher unit prices, I paid 3,4kr/kWh for 236 kWh[2] (about 0,34€) since the base price distributes over more usage. Per-unit price is about 1kr/kWh, so an efficient EV at 30kWh/100 km comes out to 30kr/100km, while an efficient ICE at 5l/100km comes out to 80kr/100km (at the current price of about 17kr/l).
It's not like gas is cheap here and taxed low.
[1]: 119kr for the usage, 222 kr for the network [2]: 335kr for the usage, 222 kr for the network
Average power consumption for an EV is 0.2 kWh/km. The current (very high) price of 1.5 SEK/kWh gives a price of about 3 SEK per 10 Km for an EV.
Diesel price in Sweden right now is about 18 SEK/Liter (also a record high). A good diesel car needs maybe 0.7 liters per 10 Km => 12.6 SEK per 10 Km for a diesel car.
So an EV is still more than 4 times cheaper when comparing the cost to power the car.
The average December price was around 2 SEK/kWh in southern Sweden, which after net fees/tax/vat is around 3 SEK/kWh for home charging. Assuming a charging efficiency of 85%, and Tesla given range numbers are accurate, that should give around 6 SEK/10Km. But actual range should decrease in winter weather.
> A good diesel car needs maybe 0.7 liters per 10 Km
An efficient diesel is around 0.5l/10Km depending on driving style. So it's close to parity with electric at the moment.
Not the solution to anything, though. The end goal should be to rid cities of cars, and make it easier for people to walk, ride a bike or take public transport. Better for the grid, environment, noise, health, communities etc.
https://www.car.info/en-se/polestar/stats?from=2020-01&to=20...
https://www.car.info/en-se/stats/?from=2020-01&to=2021-12&vd...