• pedalmore@lemmy.world
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          1 year ago

          I feel like some simple demographics data could clear this up. The answer is a lot of people. Like the top 5-10% in developed countries could afford a polestar 2. There are like 120M households in the US alone, so 6 million on the low end? Then there are folks that can’t actually afford cars but buy them anyway (super common in the US too). I personally think spending this much on any car is ridiculous, but I’m a scumbag ebike rider first and an EV enthusiast a distant second.

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          1 year ago

          Liquid to drop on that or willing to drop that much? No.

          But I’m willing to finance it granted the monthly cost isn’t outrageous.

    • JJROKCZ@lemmy.world
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      1 year ago

      I’ve seen like three in my city, I live in St. Louis, we’re not considered a wealthy city. 50k isn’t crazy for a vehicle, every new truck you see is that or more, many of the land-ship SUVs you see everywhere. I’ve seen more hummer EVs in St. Louis than I have polestar or rivian sand they twice the price of the polestar or rivian