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Why Did So Many German Performance Cars Cap Their Top Speed At 155 MPH?
If you're wondering why most German cars that push over 500 horsepower top out at 155 mph, it's completely intentional and kind of brilliant.
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How Often Should You Replace Your Engine's Oxygen Sensors?
While O2 sensors have no fixed replacement schedule, your driving style and the health of other engine components can drastically affect its life span.
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Airbus Wants Near-10,000 Mile Nonstop Flights, And This Is The Plane To Do It
The longest nonstop commercial flights, such as those from New York City to Singapore, last around 19 hours. But 22-hour flights could soon become reality.
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DeFlock Is An Open Source Project That's Mapping Flock Cameras
With hundreds of thousands of surveillance cameras popping up all over the U.S., there's pushback on the efforts to track everyday American's movements.
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TVR's Speed Six Made Almost 100 HP Per Liter (And Was Half Of The Speed Twelve)
One of TVR’s most famous engines redefined performance benchmarks, but its development led to an even more extreme project that changed everything.
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The Owner Of Marathon Gas Stations Is Making Diesel From Soybeans
One of America's largest gas station chains is pouring millions into turning soybeans into renewable biodiesel, and it makes sense once you see the numbers.
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Google Earth Now Has A Browser Flight Simulator Mode
Some of us fantasize about soaring around the world, but don't want to shell out for airliner-accurate simulators or learn proper air traffic control protocol.
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We Need A New Way To Fly In A GPS-Jammed World
CNN says that 900 commercial flights per day are getting jammed.
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2027 Porsche Taycan Gets Simulated Shifts Because The Hyundai Ioniq 5 N Was So Impressive
The new (and optional) E-Shift system has 8 gears selected by steering wheel paddles, and it simulates engine braking and has a rev limiter.
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Tiny Engines Require Tiny Turbos, And This Turbo Might Be The Tiniest
Have you ever wondered how forced induction would work on a tiny 150cc engine? For one, it would need a properly sized turbocharger carefully matched to it.
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MIT Study Finds Gas Cars Aren't Secretly Better For The Planet Than EVs, Despite What Everyone On Facebook Says
MIT's researches found that EVs save 40%–60% of emissions compared to gas cars, with that going up to 90% in urban driving.
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How Do Flock Cameras Work?
Find out exactly what details modern roadside sensors record—including car color, model, and plates—and how that data is stored, and who can access it.
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Flock's 80,000 AI-Powered Surveillance Cameras Can Find Your Car Even If You Don't Have A License Plate
Who needs privacy, when the alternative is nebulous and periodically misused surveillance?
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Now Mercedes Will Make Anti-Drone Vehicles Too, Joining European Car Brands' Pivot To Defense
Is there more money in war than production cars?
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How Volvo's I-See Lets A Semi Truck Memorize Every Hill On Its Route To Save Fuel
A connected trucking system automatically optimizes systems for road elevation changes ahead, reducing fuel consumption across hilly terrain.
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What The 'Power Divider' Switch In A Semi Truck Cab Actually Does To Both Drive Axles
As you might imagine, the role of a power divider in a semi-truck is to distribute power between axles. But when is it used, and how do you operate it safely?
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Want To Fly To Japan In Two Hours? This Jet Could One Day Make That A Reality
Could a flight across the world take just two hours? It might, if we master hypersonic travel — and a group of Japanese researchers is on the right track.
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Green Biofuels Could Save The Day If Oil Supplies Remain Disrupted (And Possibly Cause A Global Food Crisis)
Financially, the more biofuel that is produced, the lower gas prices will stay. But there are high costs beyond what you see on gas station signs.
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New Surveillance Tech Just Dropped That'll Help Cops Track More Than Just Your License Plate
Private companies using smartphone data, RFID chips, and vehicle information to create an "electronic signature" is the next step in tracking your movements.
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The Different Types Of W Engines Explained
You might know a lot about V6 and V8 engines, but you might not know that there are W engines as well. And they come in many different sizes.
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GM Is An Energy Company Now
GM has big plans for cheap batteries, only they're not for its cars.
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You Car Is Greedy For Personal Data, But Thankfully You Can Probably Delete It
Modern cars collect a tremendous amount of personal data, but there are ways to delete it. Here are the steps you need to take to protect your privacy.
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California's New Tire Regulations Could Be A Nightmare For Enthusiasts
The proposed CA program could change the sorts of tires available for sale to car enthusiasts and increase the cost of tire replacement for everyone else.
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Here's Why Turbocharger Development Was Held Back For Years
Turbochargers were patented in the early 1900s, but were never common in cars until the second half of the 20th century. So what held the technology back?
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The First Vehicle With A Direct-Injection Diesel Engine May Be Older Than You Realize
If you think direct-injection diesel engines made their debut in the 1980’s, think again. The first diesel without extra plumbing debuted decades earlier.
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Here's Why Designing Hybrid Motorcycles Is So Tough
Hybrid motorcycles could be faster, more efficient, and have longer engine life, but there are significant hurdles keeping them from being widely adopted.
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This 3D-Printed Exhaust Delivers More Engine Horsepower Than X-Pipes, But At A Cost
Independent testing confirms this 3D-printed Z-pipe can deliver more power than an X-pipe. Whether it is actually worth the investment is a different matter.
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