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The Future of the Car

The motor industry is in flux. Carmakers are pivoting from the combustion engine to the electric battery, from selling cars to offering car subscriptions, all the while dealing with tougher regulators and intense competition on design. How we insure cars is also expected to change as automation takes root. We consider the automobile’s uncertain future

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Death of a car salesman: subscriptions disrupt the forecourt
Carmakers seek out different models to appeal to streaming generation
How to lightweight a car — in charts
Manufacturers experiment to save weight, but cost is top drawback of steel alternatives
Is the future of car insurance at risk from fewer accidents?
As autonomous vehicles proliferate, insurers face lower premiums
Carmakers wrestle with diesel’s decline
Electric vehicle market is not considered mature enough to take up the slack
How do electric car batteries work?
Developers battle to increase storage without adding too much weight
Car hacking threatens vision of connected mobility
Cyber attacks and fraudulent user accounts pose growing risk to vehicles