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https://gizmodo.com.au/wp-content/uploads/2021/04/29/alz2pgy70uzmel7s4fv6-scaled.jpg?quality=7525601440Starry-eyed dreamers are forever putting together new car companies. A lot of the past attempts at automaker startups turned out to be failed experiments. Others limped along for years before ultimately dying. Some are still attempting to do business, their fates uncertain.