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Sweden Transport Research and Innovation brief week 34 2026
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- Severe Capital Contraction in R&I: Under the finalized National Transport Infrastructure Plan (2026–2037), the Swedish government has allocated SEK 1,171 billion to transport but aggressively prioritized legacy network maintenance. This has slashed Trafikverket’s requested R&I budget from SEK 7.4–7.6 billion down to SEK 4 billion, threatening the stability of university research environments and forcing the complete cancellation of Trafikverket’s autumn maritime funding call.
- Shift to Depot Charging and Grid Buffering: Spurred by low public fast-charging utilization (with chargers standing idle over 90% of the time in 120 municipalities), the Swedish Energy Agency opened a new subsidy window on August 18 prioritizing cost-efficient private and semi-public depot charging. For the first time, s ...
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