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Traffic jam in the Elon Musk tunnel

Traffic in the “Loop” tunnel has reached its peak. According to a video that appeared on social media, there was a traffic jam in an underground tunnel built by the Boring Company in Las Vegas, owned by Elon Musk.

The reason for the traffic jam at one of the drop-off points could be the Consumer Electronics Show, which is being held at the Convention Center in Las Vegas. People started making jokes about Elon Musk, because the tunnel was made to avoid traffic jams in Las Vegas, and that is exactly what happened.

Boring Company was founded in 2016 with the intention of expanding the tunnel in Las Vegas to other major destinations, and later connecting it with Los Angeles. This could reduce driving time between the two cities from four or five hours to less than two hours. However, similar projects were rejected in Washington, Baltimore and Chicago, while Fort Lauderdale officials at Florida agreed to such a project.

Source: Mike Sington via Twitter

News, Tuning

BMW M8 with Zacoe Body kit

The BMW M8 Gran Coupe is a sports car of outstanding performance, for which the tuning company Zacoe has prepared a special Body kit.

Thus, owners of the M8, which still holds the Bavarian flagship title, will be able to equip their cars with a Body kit that includes a larger splitter, sill extensions, rear diffuser accessories around four exhaust pipe ends and a larger rear spoiler. Also on offer is a ducktail design for the rear spoiler that follows the design of the car.

The BMW M8 is powered by a twin-turbocharged 4.4-liter V8 engine with 616 hp (453 kW) and 553 lb-ft (750 Nm) of torque. The engine is paired with an axle-mounted automatic transmission. The car is mounted on black five-spoke rims wrapped in high-performance tires.

For the BMW M850i, which is powered by a 4.4-liter V8 engine with 523 hp (385 kW) and 553 lb-ft (750 Nm) of torque, Zacoe has prepared wider bumpers and a ducktail spoiler.

BMW will soon introduce the XM model, which is currently undergoing final testing.

Source: BMWBlog

Future

The BMW iX Flow can change color

BMW has introduced the iX Flow concept equipped with technology that BMW has been developing for many years. It is a concept that uses E Ink technology that allows it to change body color.

The car is wrapped in foil containing millions of E Ink microcapsules. Each capsule is filled with negatively charged white pigments and positively charged black pigments. The electric field causes white or black pigments to accumulate on the surface of the microcapsules.

BMW points out that changing the color of the car can help warm up or cool the interior of the car depending on the season. Changing the color from gray to white may not seem like a big achievement, but it is very useful. The reflection of the sun’s rays during the summer with the white color of the exterior helps with cooling, while the absorption of heat in the winter with the gray color of the body reduces the need for heating.

Whether this technology will really be used in mass-produced cars remains to be seen.

Source: BMW

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BMW iX Flow