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Future of driving

One of the more visible of mankind’s changes to the fabric of the planet can be attributed to the motor car. Not only are vehicles to be found in almost every landscape, but the infrastructure that supports them is also inescapable. The ribbons of roads binding cities, towns and villages together are a testimony to people’s infatuation with personal transport.

But the growth in the car population from near-zero to much more than 1bn in little more than a century comes at a price. Vehicles that are still marketed by manufacturers as ...

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