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Re:How Many EV Charging Stations Does the US Need to Replace... by bradlys on Monday May 27, 2024 @08:09PM (#40496046)
It’s a good strategy for someone who doesn’t care about vehicles and mostly sees them as a point A to B thing.

That’s not how many Americans view vehicles though. They view them as a reflection of themselves and as a status item.

$50k to you seems insane but I was eyeing a car that was about $280k in Redwood City last week. It’s been sold. Some of us enjoy cars.

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Re:How Many EV Charging Stations Does the US Need to Replace... by bongodongobob on Monday May 27, 2024 @09:01PM (#40496353)
That's what blows my mind. A married couple in the midwest might make $130k combined and have 2 $60k cars in the garage.
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Re:How Many EV Charging Stations Does the US Need to Replace... by danans on Tuesday May 28, 2024 @10:46AM (#40501221)
If so, they probably didn't buy them outright. They probably leased them.
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