I once overheard the well traveled mother of an employer say this:
We travel all over the world and have noticed that the workers in most other countries don't own a car or big house and they seem perfectly happy. Why can't our workers be like that?
There's a lot of people who don't think the workers deserve to drive or own a house. Factory workers and many blue collar types buy used cars because that's all they can afford. There will be no decent, affordable used EVs due to the short lifespan and replacement costs of the battery.
Morlocks and Eloi.