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Ford 2017 trends report: disruption the status quo, “never more difficult” to find objective information

Green Car Congress

Sheryl Connelly, Ford global trend and futuring manager, says there is no escaping the fact that disruption is now the status quo. An abundance of choice matched with uncertainty in the marketplace is bringing about a reluctance to commit—giving rise to a “sampling society” that prioritizes trying over buying.

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Urban transport | Two wheels good | The Economist

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The British government, for example, announced recently that, in a few years, motorists will be able to get up to £5,000 in incentives to buy an electric car. All these measures would be far less costly than subsidies proposed for electric cars. Such bribes would not be necessary to encourage people to switch to electric bicycles.