Electric car report: The differences between rural and urban areas continue to increase

Where are the country's electric cars? We at Kvdbil have once again mapped this in an electric car report. It shows that the differences in electric car density between the country's municipalities continue to increase, and large parts of northern Sweden are lagging behind.

In 2023, there were 156,411 electric cars in Sweden that were either privately owned or privately leased, corresponding to 3.5 percent of the total vehicle stock of approximately 4.4 million cars. In 2024, the number increased to 190,076, corresponding to a share of 4.3 percent. The largest increase occurred in Stockholm County, where the number of electric cars went from 35,089 to 44,338, an increase of 26.4 percent. Other counties that saw significant increases were Värmland County (+24.2%) and Södermanland County (+24.1%). The smallest increase was in Jämtland County (+15.0%).

Stockholm County is thus increasing its distance from other counties. 6.2 percent of all cars in Stockholm County are now electric cars. In second and third place are Halland County with 5.3 percent and Västra Götaland County with 5.0 percent. At the bottom, with the lowest electric car density, are Gävleborg and Dalarna counties, where electric cars only make up 2.5 percent. Värmland County, which was at the bottom in last year's report, climbs five places to 17th place.

Stockholm County is pulling away – Danderyd is at the top

Among the municipalities, Danderyd is again at the top (9.6%), followed by Vellinge (9.5%). Nacka (9.3%) has moved up to third place after passing Vaxholm (9.2%). In a shared fifth place we find Lidingö, Täby and Lomma (9.0%). Dorotea in Västerbotten County continues to be the municipality with the lowest proportion of electric cars (0.1%). At the turn of the year, there were only two electric cars registered to private individuals in the municipality – the very first one arrived as late as January 2024.

Arjeplog (0.4%) and Sorsele (0.5%) are other municipalities in Norrland with few electric cars.

- The transition is making clear progress, but regional differences remain and are even increasing in some places, says Daniel Odsberg, Sales Manager at Kvdbil . At the same time, the market's development gives hope. New models with longer ranges are being launched and at increasingly competitive prices. This reduces the dependence on a well-developed charging infrastructure and can help reduce the gaps between urban and rural areas. At the same time, the used market is growing rapidly, which further lowers the thresholds and makes electric cars a more realistic and accessible alternative for even more households.

Division among counties

Division among the country's municipalities

About the compilation
Kvdbil 's statistics on car volumes in Sweden are obtained from the statistics company Vroom. In order to provide as accurate a picture as possible of the geographical distribution of electric cars, only privately owned and privately leased cars are included in the compilation. Many electric cars in Sweden are registered to companies, leasing companies or car dealers, which have a different address than where the car is used.