This is the logic: the high price of getting to work will force those peasants into buying new EVs that charge off the grid with power generated by coal fired power plants. You see all those working folks driving 20 year old cars are just too stubborn to get with the program. To the (wealthy) elite making the rules, it's not an economic dichotomy, it's a choice. For the working folks they're trying to steal from, it's simply not an option.

Those too poor to buy the right car are not entitled to the freedom of movement, and can get by on public transit. You see driving your own car is a privilege, not a right, something made very clear in the UK for decades. See how simple it is?

Simple. And clear. Your freedom hurts US. The ultimate justification for anything.