Sunshine (she/her)M to Electric Vehicles@slrpnk.net · 6 days agoMeet Toyota's new EV: Is the C-HR+ the affordable electric SUV we've been waiting for?electrek.coexternal-linkmessage-square15fedilinkarrow-up124arrow-down12
arrow-up122arrow-down1external-linkMeet Toyota's new EV: Is the C-HR+ the affordable electric SUV we've been waiting for?electrek.coSunshine (she/her)M to Electric Vehicles@slrpnk.net · 6 days agomessage-square15fedilink
minus-squareOptional@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up9arrow-down1·6 days ago$30-$35,000 is absolutely not “affordable”. It may be a debt burden some are willing to take on, but that’s a whole different thing.
minus-squareYeatherlinkfedilinkarrow-up4arrow-down1·6 days ago30k to 35k is affordable for a new car. The average price for a new car in 2024 was $47870, and an Edmunds survey shows new car buyers are looking for $35k or less.
minus-squaresin_free_for_00_days@sopuli.xyzlinkfedilinkarrow-up2·6 days agoI guess they should have put in the addition that $30-$35,000 is absolutely not “affordable” for the majority of Americans who are living paycheck to paycheck. I don’t really think that needed to be pointed out, but there you go.
minus-squareYeatherlinkfedilinkarrow-up1·6 days agoPeople living paycheck to paycheck are not shopping for a brand new car, they shop used if they’re even in the market.
$30-$35,000 is absolutely not “affordable”. It may be a debt burden some are willing to take on, but that’s a whole different thing.
30k to 35k is affordable for a new car. The average price for a new car in 2024 was $47870, and an Edmunds survey shows new car buyers are looking for $35k or less.
I guess they should have put in the addition that
$30-$35,000 is absolutely not “affordable”for the majority of Americans who are living paycheck to paycheck. I don’t really think that needed to be pointed out, but there you go.People living paycheck to paycheck are not shopping for a brand new car, they shop used if they’re even in the market.