Cars
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Airbags Have a Lot More Going on Than You Might Think
Airbags are one of those things that are easy to forget about. They live silently in your dash or steering wheel, biding their time until that one incredibly important moment when they’re expected to work flawlessly and save your life.
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How a Vintage Nissan Transmission Became a Sex Toy
This is a scale model of an eighth-generation Nissan Skyline transmission. Despite the convincing level of detail covering every square inch of its surface, it sits less than nine inches tall – far too small to link an engine to a driveshaft. It’s intricately modelled, meticulously crafted, and made of 100-per cent silicone. It’s also…
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This One-of-a-Kind Bentley Conversion is the World’s Rarest EV
If you’ve not heard of it before, Lunaz Design is an EV-conversion company based near Silverstone in the UK. The shop will take in your classic car, pack it full of batteries and send you out onto the road in a car you can happily drive in Central London without attracting the wrath of its…
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Google Maps Update Will Cleverly Plan Trips Differently for EVs
As anyone who’s lived with an electric vehicle will tell you, you don’t plan journeys in EVs the same way you do in gas-powered cars. Your stops to refuel have to be a little more deliberate and premeditated. On Wednesday Google announced a trio of new Maps features targeting EVs that have the search giant’s…