Boron Extrication An in-depth look into vehicle extrication and rescues involving today's automobiles

The Volkswagen New Beetle features an Active Rollover Support that is seen in the video below.

Here’s an easy way to understand ultracapacitors compared to batteries. The ultracapacitor is like a booster tank hooked up to a deckgun.

The 2016 Jaguar XF has two different sizes of 12 volt batteries located in the trunk.

The Weber Rescue and Rescue Days Facebook pages are a most follow for rescuers around the world. If you need the text translated into a different language, Facebook makes it as simple as selecting the "See Translation" link in the posting.

Every year in the Detroit area. The Steel Market Development Institute hosts their annual Great Designs in Steel where automotive leaders present leading and cutting edge uses of steel in the auto industry.

After posting about the BMW i8 with a carbon fiber body structure, Peter Fiset from Holmatro USA sent me this video cutting carbon fiber/honeycomb aluminum/carbon fiber.

The body structure of the BMW i8 is made of carbon fiber-reinforced plastic (CFRP). Most extrication tools will cut thru carbon fiber without an issue.

The 2016 Lexus RC Body Structure dissipates the force of a collision, crumple zones in the front and rear are intentionally designed to compress at a controlled rate to help protect occupants within the more rigid passenger compartment.

The 2015 Audi A4 Body Structure is full of different types of materials and grades of steel.<

Prentensioners Before we take a look at the 2016 Ford Taurus, let’s review the 3 different types of seat-belt pretensioners. Pretensioners are designed to reduce the load on the occupant in a violent crash by tightening the belt during the very first fractions ...