I'm 36 and I've never owned a car although I have driving license since turning 18. I live in a rather small town, around 80k people and most of the places can be reached on foot or by cycling. Despite that, not many people cycle. They would rather sit in a car and drive 500 meters. To me it is some kind of absurd to see a young man or woman sitting in her car driving around instead of using his or her legs. People are more isolated from other people and nature that way. I've grown up in a family that didn't own a car too. It's not that I can't afford a car, I can of course but my needs are very simple and I like the exercise of cycling. Also, it's super fun and has always been. Sometimes it's hassle without a car especially if you want to carry heavy stuff or regularly commute to nearby city due to work, but I don't have to do that since I work from home. I lived abroad as well in a city with over a million for long 9 years and managed it without a car. Cycled there as much as I could. I guess at one point I might be really tempted to buy a car if I have a kid, but I say again, we as a family were perfectly fine without a vehicle. I might accept electric car much more easily than a fossil fuel one, it seems cleaner technology though...