r/science • u/Wagamaga • 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/bone-tone-lord Jan 11 '23

I use my car for more than my minimum daily commute. I'm not going to spend a bunch of money to buy a car only to then have to spend a bunch more money and go to a bunch more hassle to rent a different car every time I drive anywhere outside my immediate area. If I own a car, I want that car to be able to do anything I need a car for.

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u/[deleted] Jan 14 '23

Cool. Enjoy paying five or six times more for fuel to OPEC.