> But reality is that aside from tech sector, people cannot afford buying a new electric car.
Here in the United States, EVs start around $24k. That's not nothing but it's half the price of the trucks and SUVs millions of people buy mostly for aesthetic reasons and, more importantly, it's about what the average car owner spends over a 2-3 year period when you include all of the costs: not just the vehicle but fuel, insurance, maintenance, parking — and those are just the direct costs, not including taxes, medical costs, and the higher prices everyone pays for housing and shopping in order to subsidize car users.
If that's a significant burden for anyone, it's far more cost effective to invest in transit, pedestrian, and bike infrastructure since those options are much cheaper and also healthier.
Here in the United States, EVs start around $24k. That's not nothing but it's half the price of the trucks and SUVs millions of people buy mostly for aesthetic reasons and, more importantly, it's about what the average car owner spends over a 2-3 year period when you include all of the costs: not just the vehicle but fuel, insurance, maintenance, parking — and those are just the direct costs, not including taxes, medical costs, and the higher prices everyone pays for housing and shopping in order to subsidize car users.
If that's a significant burden for anyone, it's far more cost effective to invest in transit, pedestrian, and bike infrastructure since those options are much cheaper and also healthier.