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Best Cars, EVs & motorcycles videos, as recommended on Hacker News

102 videos about cars, evs & motorcycles that Hacker News commenters keep recommending, mentioned between 2011 and 2026. Mostly explainer, demo, documentary. Channels that come up most: Engineering Explained, FortNine, Technology Connections, Not Just Bikes. Sorted by how consistently HN recommended them over the years.

The most recommended is Around The Corner - How Differential Steering Works (1937): Held up as a marvel of pedagogy and the best explanation of differentials, recommended again and again.

• explainerAround The Corner - How Differential Steering Works (1937)US Auto Industry · 17 HN recommenders · 2013–2024
• explainerCities Aren't Loud: Cars Are LoudNot Just Bikes · 10 HN recommenders · 2021–2025
• tutorialHow Differential Gear works (BEST Tutorial)ConceptVBS · 5 HN recommenders · 2013–2020
• demoA New Car UI: How touch screen controls in cars should workMatthaeus Krenn · 4 HN recommenders · 2017–2023
• explainerThese Stupid Trucks are Literally Killing UsNot Just Bikes · 11 HN recommenders · 2023–2026
• otherThe 919 Tribute Tour: On-board record lap, Nordschleife.Porsche · 3 HN recommenders · 2018–2026
• commentaryWhy Electric Bikes are More Dangerous than MotorcyclesFortNine · 5 HN recommenders · 2021–2025
• explainerSpinning Levers - How A Transmission Works (1936)US Auto Industry · 5 HN recommenders · 2018–2026
• explainerAre Electric Cars Worse For The Environment? Myth BustedEngineering Explained · 5 HN recommenders · 2018–2023
• demo1959 Chevrolet Bel Air vs. 2009 Chevrolet Malibu IIHS crash testIIHS · 5 HN recommenders · 2014–2026
• explainerThe Grille Trend that Kills 509 People per YearFortNine · 5 HN recommenders · 2024–2026
• documentaryRiding through Iran on a small motorcycle as British person.c90adventures · 4 HN recommenders · 2016–2021
• tutorialCrash Course - The SMIDSYlbtv · 3 HN recommenders · 2018–2023
• explainerThe Truth about HydrogenReal Engineering · 5 HN recommenders · 2018–2021
• interviewTearing Down the Model T of Our Time - Autoline After Hours 284Autoline Network · 6 HN recommenders · 2015–2018
• commentaryEV Road Trips Suck Now (Except in a Tesla)Aging Wheels · 4 HN recommenders · 2023–2026
• explainerHow Harley-Davidson Killed ItselfFortNine · 4 HN recommenders · 2020–2025
• demoSimulating an Entire Car Engine (yes, it makes noise)AngeTheGreat · 4 HN recommenders · 2023–2025
• explainerElectric car chargers aren't chargers at all – EVSE ExplainedTechnology Connections · 4 HN recommenders · 2021–2024
• explainerThe Unfortunate Truth About Toyota's Hydrogen V8 EngineEngineering Explained · 3 HN recommenders · 2022–2024
• explainerWhy Cars Rarely Crash into Buildings in the NetherlandsNot Just Bikes · 4 HN recommenders · 2020–2023
• talkTesla Battery DayTesla · 3 HN recommenders · 2020–2021
• explainerHow The Auto Industry Carjacked The American Dream | Climate TownClimate Town · 3 HN recommenders · 2021–2025
• commentaryDriving Amazon’s ELECTRIC Delivery Vehicle: Rivian EDVFriday Adventure Club · 3 HN recommenders · 2022–2023
• demo39.08! McMurtry fan car breaks Goodwood Hill RECORD! | Festival of Speed 2022Goodwood Road & Racing · 3 HN recommenders · 2022–2025
• podcastTesla Model 3: Inside & Out - Autoline After Hours 417Autoline Network · 5 HN recommenders · 2018–2026
• explainerPrius Hybrid Drive ExplainedNiels Blaauw · 3 HN recommenders · 2019–2024
• explainerA Complete Beginner's Guide to Electric VehiclesTechnology Connections · 3 HN recommenders · 2022–2026
• talkClean Disruption - Why Energy & Transportation will be Obsolete by 2030 - Oslo, March 2016Tony Seba · 3 HN recommenders · 2016–2018
• lectureUnderstanding the Toyota RAV4 HybridWeberAuto · 3 HN recommenders · 2023–2026
• explainerOld car headlights were all the same — which was a fairly bright ideaTechnology Connections · 4 HN recommenders · 2022–2023
• explainerThe Stealership Trap - Why We Need the Dealership "Rip Off"FortNine · 3 HN recommenders · 2022–2024
• explainerTesla Is Lightyears Ahead Of... TeslaSuperfastMatt · 3 HN recommenders · 2022–2026
• explainerThe Truth About Electric TowingAging Wheels · 4 HN recommenders · 2025–2026
• interviewElon Musk Interview: 1-on-1 with Sandy MunroMunro Live · 3 HN recommenders · 2021–2023
• explainerInvisibility Training for MotorcyclistsFortNine · 4 HN recommenders · 2019–2026
• comedyKilling a Toyota Part 1 | Top Gear | BBCTop Gear · 3 HN recommenders · 2011–2026
• newsMcMurtry Speirling BREAKS Goodwood Hillclimb Record!! 39.08!Automotive Mike · 3 HN recommenders · 2022–2023
• demoThe Rivian Electric Amazon Delivery Van Is Highly Innovative and Incredibly CoolDoug DeMuro · 3 HN recommenders · 2023–2024
• comedySabine Schmitz's Nurburgring Van CHALLENGE | Top Gear - Part 2Top Gear · 2 HN recommenders · 2018–2025
• documentaryThe Cannonball Run Countach: Supercar Legend | Full DocumentaryHagerty Drivers Foundation · 2 HN recommenders · 2022–2023
• explainerThe Miniature Microcars of AmsterdamNot Just Bikes · 2 HN recommenders · 2021–2025
• explainerUnderstanding the Honda CR-V Hybrid E-DriveWeberAuto · 2 HN recommenders · 2024–2025
• documentaryThe Fantastic Case of the Missing TeslaRich Rebuilds · 2 HN recommenders · 2019–2019
• demoNo Body Steering Bike of the California Superbike Schoolsuperbikeschool · 2 HN recommenders · 2021–2022
• lectureProfessor Jeff Dahn | WIN Seminar SeriesWaterloo Institute for Nanotechnology · 2 HN recommenders · 2015–2017
• explainerAmerica Was Wrong About Ethanol - Study ShowsEngineering Explained · 2 HN recommenders · 2022–2023
• explainerIs Keeping Your Old Car Better For The Environment?Engineering Explained · 2 HN recommenders · 2021–2025
• explainerIs A Toyota SUV "Greener" Than A Tesla?Engineering Explained · 2 HN recommenders · 2021–2022
• explainerMotorcycle Airbags Exist – But No One Uses Them?FortNine · 3 HN recommenders · 2021–2021
• explainerThe Senseless Ambiguity of North American Turn SignalsTechnology Connections · 2 HN recommenders · 2020–2024
• explainerWhy Teslas Are Bad At Towing (Today)Engineering Explained · 2 HN recommenders · 2020–2024
• explainerThe simple, clever sensor behind automatic windshield wipersTechnology Connections · 2 HN recommenders · 2024–2026
• interviewGiga Castings with Sandy | Evolution of Tesla Bodies In WhiteMunro Live · 2 HN recommenders · 2022–2025
• demoRenault F1 engine playing God Save the QueenChris Billett · 2 HN recommenders · 2015–2024
• explainerWhy We Can't Have Small Trucks Anymore - Blame the EPAAll Cars with Jon · 2 HN recommenders · 2023–2024
• explainerTesla Model 3's motor - The Brilliant Engineering behind itSabin Civil Engineering · 2 HN recommenders · 2020–2022
• documentaryBMW i3 Factory Production Toureuropeanautosource · 2 HN recommenders · 2016–2017
• demo1925 Doble E-20 Steam Car - Jay Leno's GarageJay Leno's Garage · 2 HN recommenders · 2015–2024
• explainerWhat *Really* happens to used Electric Car Batteries? - (you might be surprised)JerryRigEverything · 2 HN recommenders · 2023–2025
• explainerWhy it's not possible to synchronize turn signals (but also absolutely is)Technology Connections · 1 HN recommender · 2021–2024
• documentaryMaster Hands - Chevrolet Manufacturing (1936)US Auto Industry · 1 HN recommender · 2015–2019
• demoI put Koenigsegg’s freevalve tech on a Miata... It runs and drives!Wesley Kagan · 1 HN recommender · 2021–2026
• comedyRolling a Reliant Robin | Top Gear | BBCTop Gear · 1 HN recommender · 2011–2021
• documentaryOrkney 'Surf n Turf' | Fully ChargedEverything Electric CARS · 1 HN recommender · 2017–2020
• explainerWhy Dutch Bikes are Better (and why you should want one)Not Just Bikes · 1 HN recommender · 2021–2023
• commentaryHere's Why the Chevy Bolt is the Uncool Electric CarDoug DeMuro · 1 HN recommender · 2017–2019
• talkTony Seba: Clean Disruption - Energy & TransportationColorado Renewable Energy Society (CRES) · 1 HN recommender · 2017–2019
• newsTesla Crash Lab | Data-Driven SafetyTesla · 1 HN recommender · 2021–2022
• demoTesla Self Driving vs Everyday Roads!Marques Brownlee · 1 HN recommender · 2022–2023
• demoWorld's Fastest Camera Drone Vs F1 Car (ft. Max Verstappen)Red Bull · 1 HN recommender · 2024–2025
• demoWireless vs wired DC fast charging efficiency testBjørn Nyland · 1 HN recommender · 2022–2025
• explainerBMW's Hydrogen V12 Engine Is A Hilarious Engineering StuntEngineering Explained · 2 HN recommenders · 2022–2023
• documentaryThe Future of the Internal Combustion Engine - /INSIDE KOENIGSEGGThe Drive · 1 HN recommender · 2014–2018
• talkElon Musk on Cameras vs LiDAR for Self Driving and Autonomous CarsAutoPilot Review · 1 HN recommender · 2020–2024
• explainerWhy Gas Engines Are Far From Dead - Biggest EV ProblemsEngineering Explained · 1 HN recommender · 2020–2022
• talkDEF CON 23 - Marc Rogers and Kevin Mahaffey - How to Hack a Tesla Model SDEFCONConference · 1 HN recommender · 2016–2018
• demo369 km/h on the Nordschleife | Lap Record Porsche 919 Hybrid EvoNürburgring · 1 HN recommender · 2019–2023
• demoHydrogen vs. Gasoline Leak and Ignition Test- which is safer?Hydrogen Societies · 1 HN recommender · 2023–2026
• demoJay Leno's Baker Electric CarMyClassicCarTV · 1 HN recommender · 2018–2022
• comedyTRUCKLA: The world's first Tesla pickup truckSimone Giertz · 1 HN recommender · 2021–2023
• demoMcMurtry Spéirling: Is it Still the World’s Fastest Car?carwow · 1 HN recommender · 2022–2023
• commentaryThe Mk8 VW GTI isn't as good as its predecessor. | Revelations with Jason Cammisa | Ep. 11Hagerty · 1 HN recommender · 2021–2023
• newsElectroflight | Fully ChargedEverything Electric CARS · 1 HN recommender · 2016–2018
• interviewComparing Tesla, Ford, & VW's Electrical ArchitecturesMunro Live · 1 HN recommender · 2021–2021
• interviewSandy Munro's Tesla Deep Dive - Autoline After Hours 447Autoline Network · 1 HN recommender · 2019–2019
• explainerHow Lexus Fixed Tesla's Bad Idea: Steer-By-Wire YokeEngineering Explained · 1 HN recommender · 2023–2024
• commentaryDEBUNKING ELON MUSK Pt1 (1080p)Common Sense Skeptic · 1 HN recommender · 2021–2022
• explainerModel Y E36: The Octovalve EpisodeMunro Live · 1 HN recommender · 2020–2021
• demo2009 Chevy Malibu vs 1959 Bel Air Crash Test | Consumer ReportsConsumer Reports · 1 HN recommender · 2014–2023
• demoNIO ES8 & 3-minute Battery Swap Station | FULLY CHARGED for Clean Energy & Electric VehiclesEverything Electric CARS · 1 HN recommender · 2020–2024
• explainerCalculating a Car Crash - NumberphileNumberphile · 1 HN recommender · 2018–2026
• documentaryThe Life of a BoltOracle Red Bull Racing · 1 HN recommender · 2023–2026
• explainerThe EV Detroit is Dying to Benchmark - BYD SeagullAutoline Network · 1 HN recommender · 2024–2025
• commentaryMilton Friedman justifies not recalling the ford pintoRepublicansSuckDlCK · 1 HN recommender · 2015–2019
• demoCrash Test 1959 Chevrolet Bel Air VS. 2009 Chevrolet Malibu (Frontal Offset) IIHS 50th Anniversaryfiredemon101 · 1 HN recommender · 2011–2017
• explainerHybrid Power Split Device. eCVT transmission.David Patience · 1 HN recommender · 2023–2024
• explainerMach-E Thermal System Part 2: A Detailed Comparison to the Model YMunro Live · 1 HN recommender · 2021–2023
• demoModel 3 Emergency Mechanical Door Release DemoEveryAmp · 1 HN recommender · 2021–2024
• documentary100% Electric Ferry Crossing | Fully Charged 4kEverything Electric CARS · 1 HN recommender · 2019–2024
• demoVolvo Trucks - Emergency braking at its best!Volvo Trucks · 1 HN recommender · 2013–2015
• explainerTesla Autopilot Crashes into Motorcycle Riders - Why?FortNine · 1 HN recommender · 2022–2024