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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 HNAre Electric Cars Worse For The Environment? Myth Busted
Engineering Explained
5 HN recommender · 2018–2023
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
5 mo on HNThe Truth about Hydrogen
Real Engineering
5 HN recommender · 2018–2021
4 mo on HNTearing Down the Model T of Our Time - Autoline After Hours 284
Autoline Network
6 HN recommender · 2015–2018
4 mo on HNEV Road Trips Suck Now (Except in a Tesla)
Aging Wheels
4 HN recommender · 2023–2026
4 mo on HNHow Harley-Davidson Killed Itself
FortNine
4 HN recommender · 2020–2025
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 HNThe Unfortunate Truth About Toyota's Hydrogen V8 Engine
Engineering Explained
3 HN recommender · 2022–2024
4 mo on HNWhy Cars Rarely Crash into Buildings in the Netherlands
Not Just Bikes
4 HN recommender · 2020–2023
3 mo on HNTesla Battery Day
Tesla
3 HN recommender · 2020–2021
4 mo on HNHow The Auto Industry Carjacked The American Dream | Climate Town
Climate Town
3 HN recommender · 2021–2025
3 mo on HNDriving Amazon’s ELECTRIC Delivery Vehicle: Rivian EDV
Friday Adventure Club
3 HN recommender · 2022–2023
3 mo on HN39.08! McMurtry fan car breaks Goodwood Hill RECORD! | Festival of Speed 2022
Goodwood Road & Racing
3 HN recommender · 2022–2025
3 mo on HNTesla Model 3: Inside & Out - Autoline After Hours 417
Autoline Network
5 HN recommender · 2018–2026
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 HNClean Disruption - Why Energy & Transportation will be Obsolete by 2030 - Oslo, March 2016
Tony Seba
3 HN recommender · 2016–2018
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 HNTesla Is Lightyears Ahead Of... Tesla
SuperfastMatt
3 HN recommender · 2022–2026
3 mo on HNThe Truth About Electric Towing
Aging Wheels
4 HN recommender · 2025–2026
3 mo on HNElon Musk Interview: 1-on-1 with Sandy Munro
Munro Live
3 HN recommender · 2021–2023
3 mo on HNInvisibility Training for Motorcyclists
FortNine
4 HN recommender · 2019–2026