In 2019, there were approximately 22.8 billion credit, debit, and prepaid cards in use worldwide. This number is expected to reach 29.31 billion by 2023.
The number of general purpose and private label debit cards increased 3.8% to 6.28 billion between 2019 and 2020.
In 2021, the overall credit card in circulation reached 64 million.
According to a Forbes Advisor survey from February 2023, 54% of consumers use a physical or virtual debit card and 36% of consumers use a physical or virtual credit card.
And the vast majority of those not using them are not valuable as customers.
The credits aren’t. You might find a model that say a particular time are a close comparison but the really is most of the the time you are sacrificing drivetrain power or features even after the EV credit + slightly lower fuel costs. And when you do have vehicles in this category it’s economy vehicles.
I have 90% of my heating and cooling on solar and sell back to my neighbors. I ate probably 40% of my food last week from garden using my own compost. I don’t have enough plastic waste or waste in general too sort through for any real recycling besides a small bin of you could call it that.
27.5k And you’ll get less car for it. It’s small, and bumping it up to 2lt puts it over 30k. Every EV it’s still more expensive, even with credits most of the time, then it’s equivalent ICE competition.
Not trying to argue but we have all of that in the states. It’s slightly more expensive, but again, I make more.
My point, is it’s not a hell scape like reddit/lemmy would have you believe.
Starting at 90 or 100k you’ll find that the quality of living here is superior in most aspects. Probably not worth leaving friends and family behind of course.
I’m not reading you CAN’T, but filtering software is FAR better than the shit we got around. If you lock your bootloader there isn’t much you’re going to be able to do except use other devices available to you.
Going 20 mph for any distance on a bike includes and assumption of good health, includes carrying a change of clothes, and shower which most workplace don’t offer.
Accent, clothing and style.