Younger people are most interested in electric vehicles, but can't afford to buy them

Studies show a generational gap in electric vehicles: younger people tend to be more approving of them, but less able to afford them. But carmakers are betting that they are the cars of the future.

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Automakers are placing a big bet on the rise of electric vehicles even though some of the people most interested in buying them can’t afford them yet. We’re talking about young people, say, under 40. NPR’s Camila Domonoske takes a look at this enthusiasm age gap.

CAMILA DOMONOSKE, BYLINE: Let’s start with someone who is way under 40.

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