Policy, rules- and regulations development

Properly designed policies and instruments can help increase the speed of transformation in the transition to electrified logistics. Within REEL, we work together to create proposals for effective policies and regulations that will help logistics players to adapt and that contribute to sustainable societal development.

This is done by studying the demonstrations that are taking place within REEL, but also other related projects in Sweden and elsewhere in the world and by learning from how other countries have chosen to do their policy development.

What issues are the basis of our work?

• What societal benefits are created in the various applications that are demonstrated?
• What type of instrument should be used during a transformation period (2024-2030); what level of support is required to balance the real higher costs and to which actors should different instruments be targeted?
• What type of rule development needs to take place with regard to e.g. weight requirements, zero emission zones, conditions for expansion of electricity network capacity?
• What possible organizational innovations for public actors and business can be established in Sweden regarding e.g. cooperation, structures, procurement?

We will continuously publish results here.

Public co-funding: Charging infrastructure

For co-funding of charging infrastructure, most applications have been sent to Klimatklivet as it is the only option that currently provides funding to non-public charging. 70% of the applications were approved after additional information was provided, and 30% were rejected. All actors that have applied funding via Klimatklivet regard the application process as challenging. They emphasize the difficulty of making accurate environmental and profitability calculations, and how these calculations can be controlled and assessed equally as they are based on assumptions and forecasts. They also see a large uncertainty in data from OEMs on e.g. energy consumption.

Data on historical driving patterns is often requested, even if this does not relate to the future operation. Actors also find it difficult to adapt their businesses to the few specific time windows when it is possible to submit applications, and the long lead-times between application and decision. The long lead-times have also led to increased costs compared to the original budget due to updated quotes from suppliers. Consequently, the beneficiary receives a lower co-funding percentage since the grant is conditional on a maximum amount.

Co-funding applications by participants in REEL

Public co-funding: Electric trucks

Applications to Klimatpremien have in most cases been handled by the OEMs in relation to the sales process, which has not caused any difficulties for the logistic actors. This is possible since Klimatpremien is applicable for leasing contracts. In addition, in cases where logistic actors have applied for Klimatpremien themselves, no major difficulties have been experienced in the process. They also emphasize the advantage that applications can be submitted at any time.

A few actors have applied for co-funding through Klimatklivet. In general this process is seen as more burdensome. For all applications to Klimatklivet for trucks, as for charging infrastructure, additional information to the application has been requested.

Co-funding applications by participants in REEL

What does the logistic actors find most important regarding policy and regulatory measures?

In the interview study the actors have expressed their opinions on what are the three most necessary, existing or non-existing, policy and regulatory measures.