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Car Technology

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The Quiet Collapse of the Gasoline Engine

Even before the last EV mandate, the internal-combustion engine is being engineered out of new showrooms on economics alone.

Every automaker has a solid-state demo; the hard part is manufacturing one at scale. The race is now a supply-chain problem.

Driver-assist systems have quietly become the product differentiator that matters more than horsepower.

Cities have plentiful chargers; the highways between them are a different story. Rural charging is where EV adoption actually stalls.

The car you buy today is defined by its operating system. Margins have moved from the engine bay to the silicon.

Every trend predicted the pickup's extinction. Instead it became the bestselling vehicle in the world's biggest car market.

Heavier EVs chew through tires 30% faster, and the wrong rubber can quietly steal 10% of your range.

From 400 to 800 volts, automakers are doubling down on architectures that charge from 10% to 80% in under 18 minutes.

The restoration industry is quietly converting icons like the Mustang and Beetle to electric — and waiting lists are growing.

While robotaxis make headlines, the real money in autonomy is flowing to the highway — where freight never sleeps.