Tag Archives: Extrication

The 2016 Jaguar F-TYPE Body Structure has some unique features. The vehicle has a hydroformed beam that runs from the A Pillar to the D Pillar under the sheetmetal of the vehicle. The beam is made from High Strength 6182 aluminium alloy Joined to the structure at each end with a structural HPD Casting

The 2016 Opel Astra will feature a lightweight body structure with total weight savings up to 200 kg from the previous generation. The bodyshell (body-in-white) and structure is 20% lighter because of lightweight high-strength and ultra-high-strength steel.

2016 Toyota Prius The fourth-generation Prius goes on sale this fall and will be the first to use the Toyota New Global Architecture (TNGA) modular platform. The use of highly flexible, modular platforms in the auto industry is a proven means of ...

The 2016 Chevrolet Impala has 10 standard air bags and a strong steel body structure.

A look at the 2015 KIA Cerato body structure and airbags.

The 2016 Honda Civic Body Structure has several unique features that responders should know about. Besides a body structure made up of an increased percentage of Ultra-High Strength Steel (UHSS)

The Audi A3 Sportback e-tron is set to arrive in the fall of 2015 as a 2016 model.

In my New Vehicle Technology class I have a section called “on the horizon” that highlights new vehicles that are going to hit the roads soon.  Toyota decided to use the Back to the Future date of October 21, 2015 ...

With today being the date that hover cars finally hit the market. Responders need to understand to how to properly stabilize a hover vehicle.

I'm a big fan of free or inexpensive training. The NFPA created an excellent Hybrid/EV/Extrication guide that is free to the fire service, well the United States fire service.