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by Loudergood 146 days ago
Like me, you're not buying new cars on that budget anyway. 6 years ago when my ICE car became unreliable I bought a used Chevy Bolt for less than $20k. They're closer to $10k now. Plenty of range.

People aren't being asked to dump their current reliable vehicles.

What we want is for people to think about EVs when it's time to replace them.
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vladvasiliu 146 days ago
> People aren't being asked to dump their current reliable vehicles

Depends on where the people live. In France, that's just about what they're asked. If their car is "too old" (reliability doesn't matter, only age), they may no longer drive in Paris and some other major cities on weekdays from 6 AM to 8 PM or something like that.

https://www.france.fr/en/article/crit-air-anti-pollution-veh...

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joe_mamba 146 days ago
I have an ICE car and I agree with restrictions like that. You don't need to be Jeff Bezos to own a car that's at least Euro 5 and doesn't heavily pollute the air. If you own some 20+ year old beater that smokes like a chimney, get fined, we don't have to tolerate your health hazard mobile.
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vladvasiliu 145 days ago
Sure, I also don't care for smelling cars' exhausts, and am delighted with the move away from diesels to electrics.

But the point I was responding to was "people aren't being forced to dump their old, reliable cars". Which they absolutely are. Whether that's a good or a bad thing is a different matter. I think it's good for health, but I also understand it can be difficult for people who struggle to make ends meet.

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