With the success of Uber and the endless stories about Millennials not wanting to own cars, this chart of US light vehicle sales (hat tip to Calculated Risk Blog) tells a convincing story about the recovery after the crash of 2008, but it gives cause for doubt about whether the car was just a passing fad in the United States.
The 270,000 orders for Tesla Model 3 inside of three days is another data point that makes us doubt a car-free future.