That hardly qualifies as a second-hand market car.
> Street chargers are scarce, and usually expensive
In the past they didn't exist. Today they're scarce. In the future it'll look different. This thread is about trends after all.
> And I have a hard time picturing a charger in every parking space in my city.
We can start smaller of course, it only needs to be scaled up with EV adaoption, not reach 100% penetration immediately. The electric scooters you mentioned would benefit too.
Where did you get this idea? People pay for an AC, a conciege, a cycle room, a roof terrace, a fucking gardener but they wont pay for a charging point? Also why does it have to be rented?
People in Switzerland, Norway, or maybe some part of Germany may have no problem. For me it's a rather heavy price.
Not to mention dumping capital on an asset which isn't even yours. No thanks.
Even in Europe there are plenty of countries where many people can't afford an EV. They can afford second-hand ICE cars. So unless there can be a second-hand market of EVs for about 6K without worrying about the battery, and with a similar functionality of a second-hand ICE car, then yes, EVs will be for upper income brackets.
And I'm not even mentioning that most people lives in apartment buildings, and it's very likely that your car sleeps in the street.
I've seen this discussions around here. People won't buy EVs in the near future because they are expensive, have very low range, you have to have a house, or own a flat (because nobody will pay for a charger installation in a rented flat) with garage, etc.
What people is buying is little electric Scooters. Most of them are <500€ and you can charge em everywhere. It makes sense for travelling inside a city. Spending 20K for not being able to go from Santiago to Madrid, doesn't make any sense.