Look at the other side of this: by buying an EV, you're increasing the demand and increasing the cost barrier to owning one, so people are more likely to buy a

Look at the other side of this: by buying an EV, you're increasing the demand and increasing the cost barrier to owning one, so people are more likely to buy a cheaper, gas car. An EV you're not going to use much that sits in your garage is one less on the market to drive the supply up. Generally, the idea that people toss their cars in the garbage is wrong. They enter the secondary market and someone drives them either way. Scrapping them only happens when their useful lifespan is over. Buying a newly made gas guzzler is a different story.