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Originally posted by madamswer: ↑

And yet those who drive the average or less kms/year will not necessarily inclined to purchase an EV.
And those who drive more than the average will have a higher inclination.

Yes, hence the reason for dealing in the average.
The only objectively rational way to do it.

"You also do not factor in any increase in fuel prices over 5 years. "

Ah, yes the cherry-picking of data game.
Fine, I'll play: petrol prices have fallen by 20% over the past 2 years and are unchanged from where they were a decade ago (that's in nominal terms, mind; in real terms they are at two-thirds of the level where they were a decade ago).

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Well using the average in this instance is not appropriate - given the distribution of buyers.

As for cherry picking of data - you are generally pedantic about accuracy.
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