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We had a brilliant upbringing, and we never wanted for anything, even though we went through highs and lows of finances.

I had never been able to get a car that said how much I cared about the environment until I drove electric.

We were rather poor, but we always had what we needed.

We didn't grow up rich people.

We lived in a farm village, and no one could afford to buy a car or to fly. We were envious. We couldn't afford any toys. I couldn't imagine making a real car.

We definitely weren't poor growing up, but we weren't rich.

We didn't have much money. My whole extended family used to help us, and buy us books and food. It was hard, and there were things I didn't want to talk about. But at the end I was a happy girl.

Long before I had money, my passion for cars was there.

We didn't really feel poor. You don't know that as a kid, but we really didn't have any cash. When machinery broke down, we didn't have money for parts, so we did our best to fix it.

From the way that we build cars or going after space travel, I get excited about the transportation space because it's the second-highest household expense after housing.