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Originally Posted by Street Pharmacist
Agreed. The complaints on EVs here were "only the rich can afford them, why are we subsidizing them? We need subsidies for those making less than 80k!"
I'm thinking "no, they buy used cars which will soon be available". And lo and behold, there's a thriving used EV market
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They would be better off subsidizing the financing for people in the sub 80k range to buy used ones. With lower income levels saving is difficult because basic living eats up more of your income. Someone making 100k can live like a pauper and save. The person making 75 just doesn't have the money to save. But if there were advantageous finance rates to buy an EV over another type used, I think that could entice more people to look that way. Now they're looking to save on the energy to use it, plus possibly a lower payment.