The road tax for trucks came into effect at the turn of the year, and it has already proven to be a success. Both Danish and foreignDanish trucks are now paying a small amount to drive on Danish roads, and since the payment is differentiated according to CO2discharge is there a incentive to choose less polluting vehicles

According to Sund & Bælt, around 300 million kroner has been collected in the first two months of the year. Most of the collections have been carried out correctly, but there have been some beginner's mistakes. It is not unusual for errors to occur in a large IT project that has to connect different hardware. However, it is positive that Sund & Bælt has control over the task, so that the road taxation can be rolled out to the entire public road network and hopefully soon can also include vans.  

Along with the road tax, an increase in the diesel tax of 52 øre is motivating for hauliers who want to switch to electric trucks. To support this transition, the Green Transition Denmark recommends that the Ministry of Transport accelerate the funding for the purchase of electric trucks and for the establishment of charging infrastructure at hauliers. Support is needed now, as electric trucks are more than twice as expensive as diesel trucks. 

Together with DTL, Mobility Denmark and Drivkraft Denmark, the Green Transition Denmark recommends that the remaining pool of approximately DKK 675 million be distributed in 2025 and 2026. Originally, the plan was to distribute DKK 125 million each year until 2030. Although this may have made sense when the pool was established, expectations from PWC show that it will become more economically attractive to buy electric trucks from 2027. Therefore, it is important to support the market now. 

There are three good reasons why truckers should switch to electric trucks. Firstly, electricity is a cheaper fuel than diesel. Secondly, we can produce electricity ourselves, which makes us less dependent on unstable foreign regimes. And last but not least, we will significantly reduce the amount of CO2 emissions.