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V-12s Forever! The Wealthy Will Still Have Their Monster Engines When You Don’t.

Odds are good that by 2035, you won’t be able to buy a new gasoline-powered automobile. Sure, California and New York have passed legislation mandating exactly that, but I doubt there will be laws in most places around the world prohibiting the sale of internal combustion powerplants. The reason you won’t be able to buy one is you’re not rich enough.

Gazing into my crystal ball, the next generation of passenger vehicles will consist almost totally of battery electric vehicles, dusted with a small percentage of heavy-duty diesel trucks, a few weirdo

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