Not sure why the downvotes but that’s a crucial question. Unfortunately, products from the 90s have been deemed fancy and had their prices increased by a multiple of around 15, at least in the US.
This is Democratic Party in USA. Headlines look great but if you look into it, the subsidies for electric vehicles exclude Tesla, first Covid bill bailed out the mob pension funds from Italian Job. Problem is it takes a while to notice this, so a lot of europeans love Democrats.