Volkswagen launches its first all-electric SUV, the ID.4

Re:Volkswagen launches its first all-electric SUV, the ID.4 by mullingitover on Friday April 23, 2021 @06:39PM (#26920066)

> If you're from California or New York, I'm sure $40K starting for this or a Model Y seems complexly within your means

Not for regular working class people, far from it. A car that costs more than your gross annual wages isn't anywhere close to being within your means.

Los Angeles median income in 2019: 28,072 USD

NYC: 32,320 USD

Nearly half of Los Angeles residents pay more than 50% of their income on rent[1].

In NYC, 42% of renters pay over 30% of their income on rent, 23% pay more than 50% of their income.[2]

[1] https://news.usc.edu/179928/los-angeles-rent-burdened-househ....

[2] https://wherewelive.cityofnewyork.us/explore-data/housing-co....

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Re:Volkswagen launches its first all-electric SUV, the ID.4 by stefan_ on Friday April 23, 2021 @07:18PM (#26920390)

That's true, but then Americans also famously pay much more than they can afford on car loans for cars that they don't need.

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Re:Volkswagen launches its first all-electric SUV, the ID.4 by kfarr on Friday April 23, 2021 @10:19PM (#26921669)

Exactly. All this hullabaloo about the f150 being too expensive for the average american is ignoring the fact that the average american is in debt up to their eyeballs.

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Re:Volkswagen launches its first all-electric SUV, the ID.4 by tooltalk on Saturday April 24, 2021 @03:37AM (#26923053)

hate to nitpick, but NYC's median household income is ~$58K -- nearly double the figure you cited.

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