You know whose hurt by high prices? Poor people. Guess whose not hurt by them? Rich people.

Exactly. Based on this, and based on OP’s other responses, OP is basically saying “I want poor people to suffer so rich people can make more money” (off of new car sales with more efficient engines, or electric).

So my question for them is: is the income divide not great enough? If not, when will it be?

That’s mainly a problem for car-brained people. There are other modes of transportation, you know.

People in dense cities who only drive are car brained. People who live where there are zero other options are simply getting to the store or to work the only way they can.

People who live where there are [legitimately] zero other options – i.e., actually rural – are a negligible minority. 80% of the population has no excuse, and trying to “whatabout the other 20%” is a strawman argument.

This might be true in some European countries, but it’s not in the US. You don’t have to be rural to not have public transportation options.

You don’t have to be rural to not have public transportation options.

But it does mean the lack of public transportation is illegitimate.

How so? It doesn’t exist. I can’t just will it into existence. It legitimately is not an option.