Class isn't purely economic. It is the perception of 'inner city elites' being out of touch with the rest of the country.
In the recent Australian election, the (losing) Labour Party had a policy to target 50% of vehicles being electric by 2030.
The Liberal party jumped on this and ran a scare campaign that Labour was trying to take away the vehicles that Australians love for work and recreation, utes and 4WD/SUVs. It worked, not because any inherent inferiority of electric vehicles but, because people don't want to be told what is best for them by people that don't understand their needs.
Living unsustainably and ignoring pollution and global warming is their "need"?
Politicians running that kind of campaign should be jailed. They probably do much more actual damage than those who support terrorism or racism, which are illegal in most countries.
In a democracy it's generally accepted that the people deserve to get what they want even if it's stupid and bad for them. History mostly indicates that the downsides of this approach are far less bad than the downsides of any system where the people do not get what they want.
In the recent Australian election, the (losing) Labour Party had a policy to target 50% of vehicles being electric by 2030.
The Liberal party jumped on this and ran a scare campaign that Labour was trying to take away the vehicles that Australians love for work and recreation, utes and 4WD/SUVs. It worked, not because any inherent inferiority of electric vehicles but, because people don't want to be told what is best for them by people that don't understand their needs.