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 Sales of ethanol fuel E85 has been record high in 2011, but it depends on a favorable price relative to gasoline. Although some commentators believe that ethanol's "environmental reputation" record is in reality "most mil for money" that has been decisive.
When the tax treatment of company cars was dropped the Swedish ethanol car market collapsed like a house of cards. More than half of the ethanol car buyers switched to diesel.
2011 sold certainly more environmentally friendly cars in Sweden than
ever, but the proportion of total car sales increased by only a tenth of
a percent. After having increased steadily for several years, the
Swedes switching to environmentally friendly vehicles largely stalled.
The underlying figures are an even clearer trend: the proportion of ethanol cars have fallen by more than half. Instead, efficient diesel cars shown corresponding increase. It's a lost year for green motoring, says Mattias Goldman of Green Motorists. Although efficient diesels are better than thirsty so the diesel is a fossil fuel and a finite resource. The proportion of cars that run on renewable fuel is now the lowest in years. The collapse of the ethanol cars have a simple explanation. In May 2010 the Government announced that the rules for preferential taxation of company cars could be changed. 1 January 2012 disappearance of ethanol cars discount of 20 percent of the benefit, or up to 8000 dollars. Although the hybrid discounts were removed. What remains is plug-in hybrids and gas cars, which may be a reduction in the benefit of 40 percent, or to exceed 16 000. There are no carrots to choose ethanol, because choosing a company car buyers an efficient diesel instead. It is good in many ways, but not for the environment. Diesel is still a fossil fuel, says Bertil Molden, president of Bil Sweden. He is no explicit supporter of ethanol cars, but is still annoyed at the government hat thinking. We want long game rules in harmony with the EU, and neutrality. The government can set limits and let the automotive industry to solve the task. An industry that feel directly ripped off by the government are members of SPBI, Swedish petroleum and biofuels institute. First, it establishes an artificial support for ethanol that makes the industry is investing one billion? Of E85 stations, then drop it the whole thing and start talking about super-clean cars, said Ulf Svahn, CEO of SPBI. Sales of ethanol fuel E85 has been record high in 2011, but it depends on a favorable price relative to gasoline. Although some commentators believe that ethanol's "environmental reputation" record is in reality "most mil for money" that has been decisive. Basically, etanolbranslets share stagnated since 2008, believes Ulf Svahn, who also is critical of the government's swings. We want long-term rules and with the long term I mean the time it takes for the biofuels we would have become cheaper in reality. Until the necessary control, with carrots or quotas or taxes, but it must be long term. Hannes Carl Borg (C), an expert on the Department of Energy, would not agree that the government has changed its feet? On the issue of ethanol and clean vehicles. For some years the Government has given broad support for different types of green cars, such as car rebates. There has been a technology-independent, although ethanol cars have benefited from it, mostly because it is a mature technology. New support, such as super car rebates, have stricter requirements, which has led to, among other alcohol cars ended up outside. The government has a vision for Sweden to have a fossil-fuel independent vehicle fleet in 2030 and Minister of Energy has announced an investigation to see how we can get there. While the government is aware that the automotive and fuel industry needs answers to a series of questions on personal income tax and car rebates as soon as possible. These are issues we work with, although I can not set a date for answers now. |
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