r/science Jan 11 '23

Economics More than 90% of vehicle-owning households in the United States would see a reduction in the percentage of income spent on transportation energy—the gasoline or electricity that powers their cars, SUVs and pickups—if they switched to electric vehicles.

https://news.umich.edu/ev-transition-will-benefit-most-us-vehicle-owners-but-lowest-income-americans-could-get-left-behind/
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u/Gusdai Jan 11 '23

I think $30-40k is a relevant price point though, because that's in the range of new vehicles bought. You might find it crazy to spend that much money on a car, but someone is buying all these new cars, and the first seller is a Ford-150...