6.2 The energy cost gap
The price on diesel and petrol is in Sweden
somewhat above the EU27 average and higher
than in many other countries in the world. The
price on electricity is lower in Sweden than the
EU27 average, so the Swedish energy cost gap is
favorable for all-electric vehicles. Still, the
situation for our four business models is fragile
and full of future uncertainties.
The tax on petrol and diesel for instance is an
important revenue stream for the Swedish
government, and the measures that the
government has to take if this revenue stream
shrink due to a successful commercialization of
all-electric vehicles are currently not known.
Electric motors are very energy efficient and can
hardly improve very much. Petrol and diesel
engines may however improve, not least because
of EU’s plan for further CO2 tailpipe emission
reductions, which will translate to more fuelefficient
cars. All this threatens to reduce the
energy cost gap required to economically
motivate all-electric cars