About the publisher: I should draw attention to the last paragraph of an otherwise helpful article about President Biden’s efforts to get more people to buy electric vehicles.

The authors, both from the Associated Press, want to point out that even a generous $7,500 tax credit won’t be enough to help people afford an electric car since the median price is $58,600.

The average price is completely irrelevant. People on a budget don’t buy a car for the average price; They buy affordable cars like the Chevrolet Bolt, which costs less than $20,000 with the loan.

Far too many journalists call that average and that has to stop. This immediately scares off a large part of the car buyers. A more realistic approach would offer a range of EV prices and include used cars, which Americans buy more than twice as often as new cars.

Paul Scott, Santa Monica The author is a co-founder of the electric vehicle advocacy group Plug In America.

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About the publisher: The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency aims to see a sharp increase in electric vehicle sales over the next decade.

Nice, but what happens if you don’t have your own garage or there aren’t enough charging stations near where you live? And if you have a private garage, how would you pay to upgrade the electrical system and install a charger so you can charge overnight?

I’ve had hybrid cars for 18 years and like to fill up every three to four weeks. I can’t afford to do the necessary electrical upgrades and there are millions of people like me.

Meg Schaffer, Tarzana

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About the publisher: The transition to a situation where all vehicles are electric is a lofty goal. But that would be more achievable if Congress put a price on carbon.

Actions by the executive can be reversed by a future government. Congressional legislation is more tenable.

A carbon price should be acceptable to Republicans because it uses free market forces rather than government rules and regulations, which they abhor.

Murray Zichlinsky, Long Beach