Back in the day, motor shows used to be all about flash and dazzle. Italian supercars, German luxury grand-tourers, American muscle cars, and lots of horsepowers, sprinkled liberally with skimpily-clad booth babes preening for glory. Car manufacturers would try and outdo each other in shouting out the biggest bhp numbers and trotting out the newest, coolest sounding buzzwords. Bigger turbos. Superchargers. V8s. Wild styling. V12s. Higher speeds. Sadly, all that glamour and gloss has faded a bit these days.
These days, it is all about electric cars. Forget forced-induction, double-wishbone suspension, and racing exhausts; now, it’s all about the size of your battery and whether you’re using single or twin electric motors for propulsion. That and the size and number of large full-colour LED displays that are crammed onto the car’s dashboard for the full PlayStation effect. With environmental consciousness reaching a new peak and governments worldwide pushing hard for zero-emissions mobility to be achieved within the next decades, electrics are now centre stage at motor shows around the world.
As car manufacturers prepare for the inevitable shift from internal combustion to electric, EVs have also muscled into mainstream automotive consciousness. People who couldn’t have cared less about electric cars as recently as two or three years ago are now prepared to at least consider buying an electric car, and carmakers are lining up to announce the demise of the internal combustion engine. In India, too, the EV movement has been gathering pace, despite the almost complete lack of any significant EV charging infrastructure in the country.
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