My question is inspired by a surprising quote from an article written by Jeremy Clarkson in The Sunday Times today. It’s behind a paywall, but here’s the relevant part for discussion:

“When it comes to losing interest in cars, I’m not alone. Young people, and especially young men, have always loved cars. But today that love seems to be on the wane. Many don’t even bother to get a licence, saying they’d rather use Uber and that coaches have free wi-fi. Some of this, I’m sure, is down to Gen Z’s obsession with net zero Just Stop Oil ecoism, but there must be more to it than that. It takes more than one snot-nosed Swedish kid to end our century-old love affair with the car.

“Unless she’s being actively aided and abetted by the car industry itself. And she is.”