PickVidsBest Cars, EVs & motorcycles Videos
The 171 Cars, EVs & motorcycles videos here were recommended by different people across different months. Choose by who it is for: 3 introductory, 20 intermediate, 145 for a general viewer, and 3 for someone who wants the harder derivation. Most of them are an explainer. What they share is that one picture or analogy is used to supply a missing concept. Channels you will keep seeing include Engineering Explained, Everything Electric CARS, FortNine.
39.08! McMurtry fan car breaks Goodwood Hill RECORD! | Festival of Speed 2022
A short clip of the McMurtry Speirling fan car setting a new Goodwood Hill record of 39.08 seconds at the 2022 Festival of Speed, driven by Max Chilton.
Tesla Model 3: Inside & Out - Autoline After Hours 417
An Autoline After Hours episode with teardown expert Sandy Munro and a panel of auto journalists.
Prius Hybrid Drive Explained
A Blender-animated explanation of the Toyota Hybrid Synergy Drive, showing how the engine, two motor-generators, planetary gearset and battery work together as an eCVT.
A Complete Beginner's Guide to Electric Vehicles
Technology Connections' hour-long guide to electric vehicles, covering costs, trade-offs and especially how little home charging power most drivers need.
Clean Disruption - Why Energy & Transportation will be Obsolete by 2030 - Oslo, March 2016
Tony Seba's 2016 keynote argues that batteries, electric vehicles, self-driving cars and solar will converge to disrupt energy and transportation.
Understanding the Toyota RAV4 Hybrid
Weber State's Professor Kelly explains the Toyota RAV4 Hybrid transaxle, including its planetary gearset eCVT and all nine operating modes.
Old car headlights were all the same — which was a fairly bright idea
Technology Connections explains why American cars all had the same standardized sealed-beam headlights until 1957.
The Stealership Trap - Why We Need the Dealership "Rip Off"
FortNine explains the economics of the dealership model, arguing that dealers absorb inventory risk and help manufacturers' finances.
Tesla Is Lightyears Ahead Of... Tesla
SuperfastMatt looks at how the Tesla Model S retracting door handles were redesigned over time, from many parts to a motor plus sensor, with a focus on engineering and reliability.
The Truth About Electric Towing
Aging Wheels tests how towing trailers affects the range of electric trucks, including a Silverado EV.
Elon Musk Interview: 1-on-1 with Sandy Munro
Sandy Munro interviews Elon Musk at Boca Chica about Tesla production, mega-castings, seats, structural battery packs and the difficulty of mass production.
Invisibility Training for Motorcyclists
FortNine's tongue-in-cheek guide to why drivers fail to see motorcyclists and how riders can make themselves more visible.
Killing a Toyota Part 1 | Top Gear | BBC
Top Gear episode in which Jeremy Clarkson and team try to destroy a Toyota Hilux pickup through water, fire, and a demolished building.
McMurtry Speirling BREAKS Goodwood Hillclimb Record!! 39.08!
Coverage of the McMurtry Speirling fan car breaking the Goodwood hillclimb record with a 39.08 second run driven by Max Chilton.
The Rivian Electric Amazon Delivery Van Is Highly Innovative and Incredibly Cool
Doug DeMuro reviews the Rivian electric delivery van built for Amazon, walking through its quirks, features and design innovations.
Sabine Schmitz's Nurburgring Van CHALLENGE | Top Gear - Part 2
In Top Gear's second part, racing driver Sabine Schmitz tries to lap the Nurburgring in a Ford Transit van in under ten minutes.
The Cannonball Run Countach: Supercar Legend | Full Documentary
A Hagerty documentary on a 1979 Lamborghini Countach LP400 S and how it ended the Cannonball Baker Sea-to-Shining-Sea Memorial Trophy Dash.
The Miniature Microcars of Amsterdam
Not Just Bikes looks at the tiny microcars such as the Canta seen around Amsterdam.
Understanding the Honda CR-V Hybrid E-Drive
WeberAuto explains how the Honda E-Drive (i-MMD) hybrid transaxle works in the CR-V, Accord, Insight and Clarity hybrids.
The Fantastic Case of the Missing Tesla
The final chapter of Rich Rebuilds' saga about buying a used Tesla Model X that went missing, with cameo appearances and the end of the dispute.
No Body Steering Bike of the California Superbike School
California Superbike School demonstrates its 'No B.S.' bike, which has fixed handlebars so riders can only steer with body lean.
Professor Jeff Dahn | WIN Seminar Series
Professor Jeff Dahn lectures on why lithium-ion batteries die and how chemistry changes could make them last decades.
America Was Wrong About Ethanol - Study Shows
Engineering Explained examines new research suggesting corn ethanol in US gasoline may emit as much or more carbon than gasoline.
Is Keeping Your Old Car Better For The Environment?
Engineering Explained compares the lifecycle emissions of keeping an old car with those of buying a new, more efficient one.