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Ferrari unveils the "Luce," its first all-electric vehicle, designed in collaboration with former Apple designer Jony Ive. The car features a body made partly of Corning glass and an electronic amplification system to mimic traditional engine sounds. Market analysts express concern that the $640,000 EV may "cheapen" the Ferrari brand, leading to a drop in share prices.
A global glass shortage is impacting the liquor and wine industries, leading brands like Jack Daniels and Jim Beam to halt production of certain sizes or switch to plastic bottles. The shortage is attributed to pandemic-related factory shutdowns and the "cold repair" maintenance of glass melting furnaces, which can take up to 20 weeks to restart. Major glass plants in the San Francisco Bay Area have also permanently closed.
