Our friend Jason Fenske at Engineering Explained created a video discussing what air suspension is and how it works. Now he’s back with a second video that dives a bit more deeply into the air ride world. This time the focus is on spring rates, and how they’re affected by a number of factors. Just a […]
IBM and crowd-sourcing automotive outfit Local Motors don’t think so, as their new Olli concept recently demonstrated on the roads near Washington, D.C. Does a bus really need a driver? Calling Olli a concept might be a bit misleading, however, since by the end of the year Local Motors and IBM plan to have a […]
A better name for the technology is air springs, as air suspension is essentially an alternative to the more familiar steel springs found on most cars and leaf springs found on older trucks. A lot of new cars and trucks are available with air suspension. As the name suggests the technology uses air to cushion […]
At least, that’s as far as you know at this moment. You understand the inner workings of your engine, but your AC system is a different monster. You know that when you push the button marked “AC” you should feel a nice cooling breeze upon your body in short order. Those two letters stand for […]
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