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Of course, the lower income people living in apartments who can afford the min. ~$60,000 EV will of course then spend even more at charging stations. Poor peopl

Of course, the lower income people living in apartments who can afford the min. ~$60,000 EV will of course then spend even more at charging stations. Poor people should try not being poor, right? I sometimes wonder if this whole EV thing will be known as the “let them eat cake” type of moment, capturing a sentiment of ruling strata detached from reality on the ground until their heads end up rolling around on it. “Just buy a $60,000 EV”, tells the HN technocrat to someone who delivers them food to their $1M+ home, working for a delivery service that digs them deeper into a financial hole as millions more low wage foreign laborers stream into the country and inflation eats away at any progress that the HN technocrat has only benefited from.

pwinnski 4y ago
I paid $7k for my EV, except actually I traded in my Prius and wrote a check for $27. Not everybody buys new. Not everybody buys the more expensive models.
dangrossman 4y ago
Where are you getting this $60,000 number from? - A Nissan LEAF costs $19,990 when taking the federal tax credit for purchasing a new electric vehicle - VW ID.4 with the tax credit is $33.5K - Kia Niro EV with the tax credit is $32.5K - Hyundai Kona Electric with the tax credit is $26.5K - Hyundai Ioniq 5 with the tax credit is $32.5K - Chevy Bolt with no incentives is $26K - Chevy Bolt EUV with no incentives is $27K If you don't have any tax liability to take the federal tax credit, you can lease and the leasing company takes the credit and rolls the discount into the payments. If demand drops a bit as the economy cools down, you will be able to buy used electric cars for cheap again as well.
ajford 4y ago
Entry level EVs exist that are under $30k USD new. Used EVs and Plug-in Hybrids exist that are under $20k USD. I spend less on electricity for my Chevy Volt than I would for any combustion vehicle. Sure, your example "low income people" won't be driving around in a brand new Tesla, but anyone who's buying power includes a $15k-30k vehicle can just as easily buy a plug-in hybrid or entry level EV.

pwinnski 4y ago

I paid $7k for my EV, except actually I traded in my Prius and wrote a check for $27. Not everybody buys new. Not everybody buys the more expensive models.

dangrossman 4y ago

Where are you getting this $60,000 number from? - A Nissan LEAF costs $19,990 when taking the federal tax credit for purchasing a new electric vehicle - VW ID.4 with the tax credit is $33.5K - Kia Niro EV with the tax credit is $32.5K - Hyundai Kona Electric with the tax credit is $26.5K - Hyundai Ioniq 5 with the tax credit is $32.5K - Chevy Bolt with no incentives is $26K - Chevy Bolt EUV with no incentives is $27K If you don't have any tax liability to take the federal tax credit, you can lease and the leasing company takes the credit and rolls the discount into the payments. If demand drops a bit as the economy cools down, you will be able to buy used electric cars for cheap again as well.

ajford 4y ago

Entry level EVs exist that are under $30k USD new. Used EVs and Plug-in Hybrids exist that are under $20k USD. I spend less on electricity for my Chevy Volt than I would for any combustion vehicle. Sure, your example "low income people" won't be driving around in a brand new Tesla, but anyone who's buying power includes a $15k-30k vehicle can just as easily buy a plug-in hybrid or entry level EV.