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Rebates on new cars are just handouts to the big corporations, anyway. I'd much prefer no blanket rebates on any cars in favor of a system that focused on getting discounts for the poor/working class. (Well, public transit and micromobility would be even better, but that's a different story).
For anyone who thinks getting the % of EVs up is more important than being fair, you're wrong. It's more environmentally friendly to continue to drive an already owned ICE car till it can't be repaired to drivable condition anymore than it is to swap out a working ICE car for a new EV.
The poor often don't get new cars until they are forced to (i.e, a crash or conplete breakdown), so you'll likely get more environmental (and social) bang for your buck by focusing public spending on them.
Depends on how much the old banger is driven. The tipping point is much earlier than I expected.
https://www.reuters.com/business/autos-transportation/when-do-electric-vehicles-become-cleaner-than-gasoline-cars-2021-06-29/
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6RhtiPefVzM
I'd love to drive the old bangers more though. The rumbling sounds and the hope it'll keep up as the engine gets pushed beyond reasonable limits before the inevitable gear change. The whistling turbo as you reach its zone and the gently ticking valves of a cold engine. But turns out gas guzzling fun was never going to be a lasting treat in our habitat. As I write this, our neighbourhood has a reasonable chance of getting flooded because of the strange weather lately, and I am glad I've grown to appreciate the lovely hum of our electric minibus.
We need to travel less and enjoy it longer. Much much less. Every region is different. Our region has good public transport if you accept cycling for 30 minutes. Traveling 100km for work daily is bad for the environment. So we mostly need a culture change here. And people who lack the funds seem to care even more for cars here so we need cheap electric cool econoboxes with too, I guess.
The poor should sit at home.