The clunky “green” car stereotype is over, with a new breed of luxury electronic vehicle entering as sophistication.
“MAY YOU LIVE IN INTERESTING TIMES.” Six words, appropriate for 2019. Said to be a Chinese curse, the phrase actually refers to war as a disrupter. It means that those fond of war (or “interesting times”), were fond of change; and those fond of change, start wars. Perhaps this is why millennials are always causing so much outrage – we adore change.
So far, our disruption has “ruined” marriage, the 9-5 workday, oil, golf and cars. But when it comes to the latter three, the automotive industry has been the one to clock our eye-rolls and shift stance. To start, golf clubs, once the standard boot measurement and a symbol of wealthy-dad culture, have been replaced by suitcases in gen Y-tuned cars; and when it comes to the liquid remnants of prehistoric animals, sustainable tech is here, and it’s sexy. Enter: the new electronic vehicles (EVs).
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