The number of electric cars has increased steadily in recent years and The Energy Agencywhich in turn refers to Trafikanalys, estimates that there will be just over one million rechargeable passenger cars on the roads in 2025.
Of these, roughly 600,000 are pure electric cars.
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But when the number of electric cars increases, more charging stations are also required, while the number of petrol and diesel stations decreases.
So much fewer gas stations now
The fact is that there were close to 9,000 petrol stations in Sweden in 1968. Nowadays the situation looks different.
During the last year there was, according to a review carried out by DNa total of 2,641 petrol stations linked to the industry organization Drivkraft Sweden and roughly 500 supermarkets run by smaller companies.
At the turn of the millennium, there were also roughly 2,000 petrol stations with service. Of these, only 784 remained in 2023.
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The sparsely populated area was hit hard
As recently as June this year, it was clear that two manned OKQ8 stations – located in Munkfors and Skoghall respectively – would close after the summer.
Most experts agree that the so-called “mack death” will primarily affect sparsely populated areas, but in an interview with We Car Owners emphasizes Robert DimmlichCEO of Sweden’s service stations, that the country as a whole can be negatively affected – especially in the event of a crisis.
– Since many of these smaller stations will be shut down, Sweden’s crisis and war preparedness will also deteriorate. It should also be seen in the context of the fact that we are now also members of NATO, he says.
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