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Cars, EVs & motorcycles Videos Recommended on Hacker News (171)
Cars, EVs & motorcycles is one of the 150 topics Hacker News readers organize their video recommendations around. These 171 videos each earned real recommendations in real HN threads between 2010 and 2026 — 267 recommendations in total — and they're ranked by how many separate months the community kept coming back to them, not by view count.
Automotive: car engineering, electric vehicles, Tesla, engines, hybrids, thermal management, factory tours, car repair, motorcycles, safety gear, car design, racing, Munro teardowns.
Why HN keeps sending people here — on Around The Corner - How Differential Steering Works (1937): “this video explaining differentials is from 1937 and is a marvel of pedagogy” — an HN commenter, 2019.
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15 mo on HNAround The Corner - How Differential Steering Works (1937)
US Auto Industry
17 HN recommender · 2013–2024
9 mo on HNCities Aren't Loud: Cars Are Loud
Not Just Bikes
10 HN recommender · 2021–2025
5 mo on HNHow Differential Gear works (BEST Tutorial)
ConceptVBS
5 HN recommender · 2013–2020
6 mo on HNA New Car UI: How touch screen controls in cars should work
Matthaeus Krenn
4 HN recommender · 2017–2023
5 mo on HNThese Stupid Trucks are Literally Killing Us
Not Just Bikes
11 HN recommender · 2023–2026
5 mo on HNThe 919 Tribute Tour: On-board record lap, Nordschleife.
Porsche
3 HN recommender · 2018–2026
6 mo on HNWhy Electric Bikes are More Dangerous than Motorcycles
FortNine
5 HN recommender · 2021–2025
5 mo on HNSpinning Levers - How A Transmission Works (1936)
US Auto Industry
5 HN recommender · 2018–2026
5 mo on HN1959 Chevrolet Bel Air vs. 2009 Chevrolet Malibu IIHS crash test
IIHS
5 HN recommender · 2014–2026
5 mo on HNThe Grille Trend that Kills 509 People per Year
FortNine
5 HN recommender · 2024–2026
4 mo on HNRiding through Iran on a small motorcycle as British person.
c90adventures
4 HN recommender · 2016–2021
4 mo on HNCrash Course - The SMIDSY
lbtv
3 HN recommender · 2018–2023
4 mo on HNSimulating an Entire Car Engine (yes, it makes noise)
AngeTheGreat
4 HN recommender · 2023–2025
4 mo on HNElectric car chargers aren't chargers at all – EVSE Explained
Technology Connections
4 HN recommender · 2021–2024
4 mo on HNWhy Cars Rarely Crash into Buildings in the Netherlands
Not Just Bikes
4 HN recommender · 2020–2023
4 mo on HNHow The Auto Industry Carjacked The American Dream | Climate Town
Climate Town
3 HN recommender · 2021–2025
3 mo on HNPrius Hybrid Drive Explained
Niels Blaauw
3 HN recommender · 2019–2024
3 mo on HNA Complete Beginner's Guide to Electric Vehicles
Technology Connections
3 HN recommender · 2022–2026
3 mo on HNUnderstanding the Toyota RAV4 Hybrid
WeberAuto
3 HN recommender · 2023–2026
3 mo on HNOld car headlights were all the same — which was a fairly bright idea
Technology Connections
4 HN recommender · 2022–2023
3 mo on HNThe Stealership Trap - Why We Need the Dealership "Rip Off"
FortNine
3 HN recommender · 2022–2024
3 mo on HNInvisibility Training for Motorcyclists
FortNine
4 HN recommender · 2019–2026
3 mo on HNKilling a Toyota Part 1 | Top Gear | BBC
Top Gear
3 HN recommender · 2011–2026
2 mo on HNSabine Schmitz's Nurburgring Van CHALLENGE | Top Gear - Part 2
Top Gear
2 HN recommender · 2018–2025
2 mo on HNThe Cannonball Run Countach: Supercar Legend | Full Documentary
Hagerty Drivers Foundation
2 HN recommender · 2022–2023
2 mo on HNThe Miniature Microcars of Amsterdam
Not Just Bikes
2 HN recommender · 2021–2025
2 mo on HNUnderstanding the Honda CR-V Hybrid E-Drive
WeberAuto
2 HN recommender · 2024–2025
2 mo on HNNo Body Steering Bike of the California Superbike School
superbikeschool
2 HN recommender · 2021–2022
2 mo on HNIs Keeping Your Old Car Better For The Environment?
Engineering Explained
2 HN recommender · 2021–2025
2 mo on HNThe Senseless Ambiguity of North American Turn Signals
Technology Connections
2 HN recommender · 2020–2024
2 mo on HNThe simple, clever sensor behind automatic windshield wipers
Technology Connections
2 HN recommender · 2024–2026
2 mo on HNRenault F1 engine playing God Save the Queen
Chris Billett
2 HN recommender · 2015–2024
2 mo on HNTesla Model 3's motor - The Brilliant Engineering behind it
Sabin Civil Engineering
2 HN recommender · 2020–2022
2 mo on HN1925 Doble E-20 Steam Car - Jay Leno's Garage
Jay Leno's Garage
2 HN recommender · 2015–2024
1 mo on HNWhy it's not possible to synchronize turn signals (but also absolutely is)
Technology Connections
1 HN recommend · 2021–2024
1 mo on HNMaster Hands - Chevrolet Manufacturing (1936)
US Auto Industry
1 HN recommend · 2015–2019