This is how much it costs to charge an electric car, according to Mobility Sweden.

The industry organization Mobility Sweden has examined how the fuel costs for an electric car will compare to a petrol and diesel car in 2025.

The overview shows: Although petrol and diesel prices have fallen significantly in recent years, partly due to reduced reduction obligations, it is still cheapest to drive an electric car.

Those who charge at home save the most. Here the average price per mile in 2025 was between SEK 2.20 and SEK 3.70. The price was cheapest in the north and most expensive in the south.

It can be compared with The average price of petrol and diesel last year was SEK 11.40 and SEK 9.20 per mile respectively, meaning that the driver of an electric car in the north saved just over SEK 9 per mile compared to the person who drove a petrol car and SEK 7 per mile compared to the driver of a diesel car. In southern Sweden the savings were around SEK 8 and SEK 6 respectively.

However, if you don’t have a charging station at home, the income will be significantly lower. The average price for public charging was SEK 8.50 per mile last year, just 70 öre lower than the price of diesel.

“This shows that fuel costs for an electric car remain low, however this also applies to home charging and there are big differences depending on where in Sweden you live and what type of accommodation you have,” says Mattias Bergman, CEO of Mobility Sweden.

The review also shows this that the kilometer costs for public charging have increased by 20 percent in the last three years – while charging at home has become between 30 and 40 percent cheaper. This means that even electric hybrids that were charged at home had lower fuel costs than electric cars that were only charged in public places, points out Sofia Linder, chief economist at Mobility Sweden.

– Hybrid electric vehicles, which are very fuel efficient, had fuel costs of SEK 7.60 per mile, which is then lower than an electric car that is publicly charged.

2025 was a weak year for car sales. New registrations rose by only 1.3 percent compared to 2024 – and the share of electric cars rose from 35 to 36.5 percent.

For the change to really gain momentum, more people need to have the opportunity to charge at home or at work, concludes Mattias Bergman. Electrification must be made accessible to everyone, including low- and middle-income earners, who more often live in apartment buildings, he says.

– There is a lack of charging stations here, which means that you are relegated to public charging stations where you cannot take advantage of the benefits of an electric car.

Mattias Bergman believes that the government, which has implemented price reductions for petrol and diesel, should also reduce the electricity tax when charging via a charging box.

– It is important to stimulate demand for electric cars and we must give priority to low and middle earners.

In addition, network fees and future electricity charges from energy companies must be designed so that they do not make home charging more difficult or expensive, says the CEO of Mobility Sweden.

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