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--- transportation:cars [2023/05/08 01:39] – [Off-Road Discovery] timb
+++ transportation:cars [2025/12/05 01:46] (current) – [Honda] timb
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 ===== Elio =====
+== Elio Motors ==
+https://www.eliomotors.com/
 == Elio Motors Announces Elio-E, the Electric Version of Its Non-Existent Three-Wheeler ==
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 https://www.thedrive.com/news/39609/hondas-now-selling-the-worlds-first-production-car-with-level-3-self-driving-tech
+== The Japanese Four-Cylinder Engine Is So Reliable It's Still In Production After Almost 25 Years ==
+Honda Accord K20 Engine
+Nikesh Kooverjee - 1 December 2025
+The Honda K series engine is arguably the most renowned drivetrain in the Japanese automotive community, and for good reason. Honda's compact four-cylinder engine has consistently managed to balance performance, reliability, and efficiency, making it a popular option among many enthusiasts, especially those in the tuning world. Beyond its street appeal, Honda prioritizes this engine for multiple applications across its ICE and HEV lines.
+Most brands have committed to phasing the ICE out in favor of electrification, but Honda remains committed to its gasoline-driven powertrains, with the K-Series being the star of its future strategy. It's a well-rounded and balanced configuration that the Japanese brand has built with longevity in mind, which is why it's still going strong after almost 25 years.
+https://www.topspeed.com/reliable-japanese-four-cylinder-engine-still-in-production/
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 https://jalopnik.com/the-hyundai-casper-is-the-coolest-12-000-car-ive-ever-1847681997
+==  Hyundai wants Ioniq 5 customers to pay for cybersecurity patch in baffling move ==
+Usama Jawad (@UsamaJawad96) - Aug 11, 2025 11:58 EDT
+Over the past few years, technology has been integrated into the automotive market in major ways, not just in the manufacturing process, but also in terms of the consumer experience. A recent example is Samsung and Tesla collaborating on developing high-end technologies. Now, Hyundai has made the rather baffling decision to charge customers for a cybersecurity patch.
+In recent years, there have been reported instances of Game Boy-like handheld devices being used by thieves to hack into the locking mechanisms of several electric vehicle models. In the UK, Kia, Hyundai, and Genesis EVs have been targeted with this sophisticated hardware which apparently cracks wireless protocols used in the Hyundai Ioniq 5, Kia EV6, and Genesis GV60.
+The Verge now reports that Hyundai is offering a security patch for this issue through software and hardware upgrades to Ioniq 5 customers. This fix is being offered as "optional" for £49 ($65) on the company's website in the UK, although a similar offer does not seem to be available in the U.S.
+This decision is a bit baffling because Hyundai is seemingly asking customers to pay for its own lapse in security. It's also frustrating because the car isn't that old, it's an EV after all, built according to modern global standards.
+https://www.neowin.net/news/hyundai-wants-ioniq-5-customers-to-pay-for-cybersecurity-patch-in-baffling-move/
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 https://www.engadget.com/kia-ev6-free-charging-electrify-america-173016135.html
+===== Subaru =====
+== ‘I Bet You Didn’t Know This:' Woman Discovers This Little-Known Perk to Driving A Subaru. Then Her Order Comes in the Mail ==
+'That’s such a cute cult.'
+Nina Hernandez - Jun 17, at 9:00pm ET
+A long-time Subaru driver is delighted to receive a package in the mail with the badges for the newest member of her automotive family.
+TikTok user Addie Beckman (@addie.beckman) posted a video to show off the badges she just got in the mail for her new Subaru Outback. She explains, “I’ve only ever driven Subarus, and I just got my third one. And they’re the best cars for a lot of reasons, but one of the reasons is you get these little badges, and they’re completely free.”
+https://www.motor1.com/news/762991/subaru-badge-of-ownership-program/
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 https://www.theregister.com/2022/08/03/hino_faked_emissions_data/
+===== Pickup =====
+== The Toyota Pickup Truck Is the War Chariot of the Third World ==
+The humble Toyota has fought — and won — in some of the world’s worst places
+KYLE MIZOKAMI (War Is Boring) - Nov 7, 2013
+For three decades, one vehicle has dominated Third World battlefields.
+Ubiquitous and incognito, chances are you’re less than a mile from one right now. You could pass one on virtually any street in any city in the world and you wouldn't think twice.
+The vehicle costs a fraction as much as a modern main battle tank. In fact, you can buy 266 of them for the cost of just one tank. Plus it’s more dependable than a tank—and easier to maintain.
+It’s not produced by the United States, Russia, France, China or any of the major arms exporters. It’s made by Japan, an avowedly pacifist country that prohibits the export of arms abroad … particularly to Third World combat zones.
+From the deserts of the African Maghreb to the mountains of Afghanistan, warriors from tribesmen to American Special Forces have chosen the Toyota pickup truck as their unarmored personnel carrier of choice.
+https://medium.com/war-is-boring/the-toyota-pickup-truck-is-the-war-chariot-of-the-third-world-ea4a121e948b
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 https://slashdot.org/story/22/05/16/1437243/not-a-single-car-was-sold-in-shanghai-last-month
+== Tonga is running out of space for more than 30,000 abandoned cars. But it has a plan to fix that ==
+By Petria Ladgrove for Pacific Scientific - 19 September 2023 1:00pm
+The Kingdom of Tonga looks like paradise, but its lush coconut palms nurse a hidden problem that threatens the health of its people.
+Thousands of cars are imported here every year, but, due to the cost of removing them, they never leave.
+When a car comes to the end of its life, it's usually abandoned. Tropical downpours wash the rusted metal, chemicals from flaking paint, and oil residue into the earth, contaminating the drinking water supply.
+In the past few decades, scrap cars have accumulated. The main island of Tongatapu has about 30,000 — equivalent to one rusted hulk for every three people.
+Now, Tonga is racing to deal with this mountain of a problem before it's too late.
+Fortunately, a solution appears to be at hand.
+https://www.abc.net.au/news/science/2023-09-19/how-tonga-plans-to-recycle-its-mountain-of-scrap-cars/102614772
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 https://www.makeuseof.com/long-range-phevs-great-ev-alternatives/
+== What Is a Plug-In Hybrid Electric Vehicle (PHEV)? ==
+Plug-in hybrids (PHEVs) are long-range hybrid vehicles that give you the option to charge the vehicle’s battery from an external source.
+Andrei Nedelea - 21 June 2023
+There are several types of vehicles that have both an internal combustion engine and an electric motor for propulsion. These vehicles are known as hybrids, and they fall into different categories depending on whether you can charge them, the size of their battery, and their ability to drive solely on electricity.
+Out of all types of hybrids, the ones with the longest range and best performance while on battery power are called plug-in hybrids. As their name suggests, unlike other types of hybrids, they can be plugged in to charge so as not to rely on their combustion engine to act as a generator that replenishes the battery.
+https://www.makeuseof.com/plug-in-hybrid-explained/
+== Why Mild Hybrid Tech Makes ICE Cars Smoother, Better ==
+With mild hybrid technology, a combustion engine vehicle will be quicker, smoother, and more efficient through minimal extra financial investment.
+Geoff Piehl - 12 August 2023
+The road to electrification in the automotive industry has been far from straightforward. While many governments around the world are preparing for an all-electric future, in the meantime, automakers are doing their best to improve the efficiency of traditional internal combustion engines (ICE). This includes the use of mild hybrid electric vehicle (MHEV) technology.
+We cover everything you need to know about the use of mild hybrids in modern gas engines and why we think they make them better.
+https://www.makeuseof.com/mild-hybrid-tech-makes-ice-cars-better/
+==== Hydrogen ====
+== Shell Is Immediately Closing All Of Its California Hydrogen Fueling Stations ==
+Posted by EditorDavid on Sunday February 11, 2024 07:34AM
+Shell once announced it would build 48 new Hydrogen fueling stations for light-duty vehicles in California, according to the blog Hydrogen Insights. But then in September, Shell told the site they'd "discontinued" that plan.
+And last month the Inside EVs blog noted that in all of 2023, just 2,968 hydrogen cars were sold "in the United States — and by that, we mean in California, where the series-produced models are available." That's according to data from the Hydrogen Fuel Cell Partnership — admittedly a 10% increase from 2022's sales figure of 2,707 — but with both numbers lower than 2021's sales of 3,341. "The overall cumulative sales of hydrogen fuel cell vehicles exceeded 17,940 as of the end of the quarter (not counting vehicles removed from use), which is 20% more than a year ago."
+https://tech.slashdot.org/story/24/02/11/1017224/shell-is-immediately-closing-all-of-its-california-hydrogen-fueling-stations