Category: Sweden
Stockholm bans petrol and diesel cars from the city centre from 2025 - a role model for other major cities or an experimental laboratory at the expense of citizens?
The Swedish capital Stockholm has set itself an ambitious goal: From 2025, petrol and diesel cars are to be banned from the city centre. The EU Commission has given the green light for the introduction of a new low emission zone. But is the plan really feasible or just another symbolic political measure by the green-red coalition?
Stockholm dares to ban combustion engines from 2025!
Stockholm is the first city in Europe to ban combustion engines from part of the city centre with a comprehensive zero-emission zone. After persistent protests prevented such a ban zone in the historic old town of Gamla Stan, the so-called "Low Emission Zone 3" for the city centre is now a done deal.
Protests stop low emission zone: Stockholm escapes ban on internal combustion vehicles
After fierce opposition, there will be no low emission zone with a ban on internal combustion vehicles in Stockholm's old town. Instead, parking spaces are to disappear, traffic is to be reduced overall and the focus is to be on reclaiming walking and cycling.
Stockholm: Low emission zone complicates bus transport - and tourism?
The Swedish capital is planning the next step to reduce emissions on the roads and confirms the gradual introduction of a class 3 environmental zone in the centre of Stockholm from 2024. For the bus sector, however, the implementation might not be so easy.
Stockholm environmental zone tightens controls massively
Up to now, only police officers have been able to impose fines for wrong vehicles in Stockholm's environmental zone. Since they cannot check all vehicles, the Public Order Office - at the request of the Greens - is now to take over this work. In order to do this, however, Sweden must adapt the legal framework for monitoring the zone.
Ban on combustion engines: First electric motorway in Sweden
The first electric motorway is to be built by 2025. Then electric trucks - and later e-cars - can be supplied with electricity while driving thanks to dynamic charging. In this way, Sweden plans to promote the development of electric mobility solutions and make its contribution to the decarbonisation of transport.
Sweden stops subsidies for electric cars
After other countries such as Norway and England decided to make vehicle taxes for electric cars compulsory, Sweden has now also cancelled subsidies for electric cars. The reason is that even without subsidies, electromobility is capable of gaining ground in Swedish cities.
New environmental zones and driving bans in July 2022
Every month, new environmental zones are introduced or tightened by further driving bans. Initiatives for car-free Sundays are also gaining ground. Always with the intention of keeping negative traffic impacts on the environment and on citizens' quality of life under control. This month Green-Zones® summarises the latest developments from Denmark, Sweden and France.
US Postal Service plans fleet renewal
Around 150,000 delivery vehicles of the US Postal Service are to be renewed. But instead of using e-cars, the US postal fleet will be replaced by combustion engines. Criticism is now pouring in.
Swedish environmental zones explained
Sweden would like to be a pioneer in environmental protection. To achieve this, there are three different types of low emission zones. A total of eight cities have an environmental zone, and Stockholm even has two different ones.