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Updated 2/22/2021 2:40 PM It doesn t feel like February without the swagger, tire-kicking and glitz of the Chicago Auto Show. The COVID-19 pandemic has swallowed the annual event, although organizers hope for a reset later this year. But that won t stop our annual preview of hot cars and auto trends.
One major gear shift is the new spate of electric vehicles coming out in 2021, Consumer Guide Automotive Publisher Tom Appel said. They re very mainstream, mid-price, approachable vehicles. Unlike other electric vehicles before them, there are fewer compromises. Although electric vehicles comprise less than 10% of new cars sold in the U.S., I think we are, right now, sitting on the precipice of electric acceptance, said Appel, a Palatine resident. There are more electric vehicles than customers (currently). That s not going to last very long. ....
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50 Car Companies That No Longer Exist By John Harrington, Stacker News On 1/27/21 at 6:30 PM EST The automobile may have had its origins in Europe, but few sectors of the U.S. economy embody the American notions of personal liberty, expression, and freedom as fully as the automotive industry. The rise of the industry at the beginning of the 20th century coincided with the ascent of manned flight and the motion picture industry, and a sense that the United States was entering a new and progressive era where anything was possible. Hundreds of automotive companies sprouted all over the nation at the turn of the century, firing the ambitions of people in all walks of life. ....