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Every time I read an EV discussion I see comments feigning concern for poor people, even though they are the demographic least likely to own cars at all. If pe
by wbsss4412 5y ago
Every time I read an EV discussion I see comments feigning concern for poor people, even though they are the demographic least likely to own cars at all.
If people are actually concerned about the poor, the conversation should be about good public transit, pedestrian and bike infrastructure-things that actually make a difference for people with less means.
- 988747 5y agoDepends on the country I guess. In Poland poor people usually own cars, just very old and cheap ones, like 15 years old VW Golf with resale value of $500. There are very few people here who can't afford any car at all. If ICE cars are bannned completely, having to switch to extremely expensive EV will be a problem for them.
- wbsss4412 5y agoOf course, and it’s similar in the United States. I’m not saying it’s not a matter of concern at all, it’s just that here in the US we’ve absolutely hamstrung all other modes of transportation besides cars, which is not helpful for poor people, not to mention all of the many other policies we have that adversely effect the poor. It’s just in this one discussion that people come out of the woodwork suddenly proclaiming how terrible anti ice policies are for the poor, and never with any suggestion for compromise eg “if we do this, it would have an adverse effect on the poor, we could mitigate that with X”. Therefore it’s hard to read it as anything other than disingenuous.
- JJMcJ 5y agoIn the USA, millions of people live in apartments or rented houses, maybe park on the street, and would have no means to charge their cars where they customarily park. Yes, we've got ourselves up a tree without a ladder on this issue.
- hexo 5y agoyea, good bike costs as much as used car