Father’s Day falls on Sunday 8 November in Sweden, where families may mark it with breakfast in bed or a coffee break together. As evenings grow darker, drivers are also being urged to plan their winter tyre changes.
Living in SwedenThe temporary tax cuts on fuel will be phased out in the autumn. This will make electric cars clearly more economical than cars with combustion engines. Rising petrol prices will make it even harder for petrol cars to compete with electric cars, says energy economist Claes Hemberg.
CarsTens of thousands of Swedes have applied for the electric car subsidy that was launched six months ago. But more than half have been turned down by the Swedish Environmental Protection Agency. It is very complicated and extremely difficult to get a clear overview of whether you qualify for the support, says Carl-Erik Stjernvall, technical expert at M Sverige.
CarsA rush to the pump - including from Norwegian customers - is expected after this week's tax cut on diesel and gasoline in Sweden. There could be a short-term shortage of fuel for a few hours, says David Sällh, head of preparedness at the industry organization Drivkraft Sverige.
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