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LAST OF ITS KIND PG. 5 TUESDAY, DECEMBER 24, 2019 JNGL ALL THE WAY OH WHAT FUN IT IS TO RIDE 2 THE GISBORNE HERALD SANTA’S RIDE GOT PIMPED Powered by belief SANTA can take it easy this year because might not go over too well with Dasher and the White64 Motors JNGL64 can carry Dancer, though. him autonomously to every kid’s house. A Mistletoe fragrance dispenser keeps Santa Claus’ sleigh can carry toys to the cabin smelling fresh and the huge boot children all over the world on Christmas gives ample room for all the presents in the Eve but it doesn’t have much style or world. modern tech. A Rudolph Red-Nose Guidance System White64 Motors aims to give Old Saint guides you through even the foggiest nights Nick a 21st-century upgrade by building and features a built-in Chimney Finder. the JNGL64 autonomous flying vehicle The Jingle-less Bell Landing ensures for him. This sporty pickup can still haul the sleigh lands so softly the kids will stay a load of presents and eases Kris Kringle’s nestled all snug in their beds. workload. In an emergency, the OnNorthStar Santa can leave the reindeer in the stables Emergency Response™ means a 24/7 this year because the JNGL64 runs on Emergency Elf Response Team (EERT) at the power of belief, with a Zero-Emission your fingertips. Holiday Miracle Engine so it is both eco- As you might guess, the JNGL64 isn’t and imagination-friendly and is a very a real undertaking. Instead, it’s the annual green, renewable fuel. holiday project by advertising agency With a top speed of Mach 3000, that’s White64 the company uses to build workers the power of over 600,000 Reindeer (3.676 morale and market itself to potential clients. million kilometres per hour), Saint Nick This year the firm decided to parody the should have plenty of speed to make all of earnest teaser campaigns by the autonomous his important deliveries. driving tech businesses that have flooded The Rudolph Red-Nose Guidance the market. System means the whole ride can happen White64 Motors has a configurator autonomously, too. available for the jolly old elf to build Long trips feel shorter with Signature his JNGL64. He can choose from four Elf Craftsmanship Hand-stitched, Fluffy- vanity licence plates, five shades of red, As-A-Fresh-Snowfall seating with spine and whether the vehicle has treads or skis. support. There’s even a variety of hood ornaments, The new sleigh features a 10-star safety including a reindeer, angel, snowman and rating. They had to make a new scale. decorated Christmas tree. Inside, Santa can enjoy heated cup- For the JNGL64, White64 has fake auto holders for his hot cocoa and in-built designer Chris Eve (get it?) and has him Wi-Fi hotspot to get real time updates for pitch the new project. the Naughty-or-Nice List. Check it out on the website www. The reindeer pelt interior upholstery white64motors.com TUESDAY, DECEMBER 24, 2019 3 Xmas tree car ELECTRIC cars may have been the “B” driving mode, which regenerates introduced as an alternative to burning energy under braking, and the two pedals fossil fuels but thanks to their large power work as they would in a traditional vehicle. storage abilities, they make for great rolling According to Nissan, the average driver batteries. regenerates 744kWh of clean energy if the Nissan has demonstrated this potential car is driven 17,000km each year. This is perfectly with the new LEAF, turning it the equivalent of a 20 percent power saving into a spectacular rolling Christmas tree on electricity consumption of an average (pictured below) to celebrate the silly household. season and show just how much power the Conveniently, this saving is enough LEAF possesses. to power 266 Christmas trees with 700 Alongside the festive-themed video, incandescent lights, which is less than half Nissan wants you to know about the the number of lights the Nissan tree is LEAF’s e-Pedal, which allows the driver wearing in a video. to start, accelerate and decelerate with just “Santa shouldn’t be the only one with one pedal. a festive mode of transport,” said Helen This is Nissan’s version of regenerative Perry, of Nissan Europe. “We wanted to When tows go bad braking, which recycles the momentum of make the Nissan LEAF more fun at this the car and uses it to charge the battery. time of year while driving home a very AS the holiday season approaches, Kiwi large boat decides to pull out and overtake a If recycling isn’t your thing, there’s always important message.” families are going to be hitting the tarmac string of cars down a hill, building up quite with the family, dog and boat in tow, but a pace while at it. exercising caution is a must when you are As the speed increases, the trailer starts to carrying a load. fishtail behind the ute, increasing in severity Dashcam footage that recently surfaced the faster it goes. The trailer makes contact out of Australia proves this point perfectly with the board railing on the bridge before as a lack of patience ended up with this ute flinging the boat from its grasp and flipping (pictured) on its side and the boat it was the ute on its side. towing spinning across the road. The resulting carnage blocks both lanes The GPS speedometer built into the dash of the road and leaves the ute jack-knifed cam video starts with the car following the with the trailer, while the boat comes to rest boat doing around 100kmh. Considering about 20 metres further up the hill. there is a 110kmh speed limit around From the images of the aftermath, it Australia, this may have been considered doesn’t look like anyone was seriously hurt “slow” at the time. in the wreck but one can imagine the driver To reach the boat ramp before the tide of the ute would have been severely shaken goes out, the driver of the ute towing the up. Police to get power Big Bang Theory: Spraying aerosol to conduct random + lighting cigarette = EXPLOSION! MACGYVER was famous for being Local police shared a statement about able to solve problems by creating quirky the explosion on their Facebook page: roadside drug tests gadgets out of everyday items, but in “The fumes exploded and blew out his no episode of the TV show that ran for windscreen, along with some windows THE Government will give police new He said it represented a change in heart seven years did he manage to blow up a at nearby business premises. The owner powers to do random roadside drug testing not just for the Government but also for hatchback with a can of air freshener and fortunately sustained only minor injuries and to prosecute drugged drivers in a bid to New Zealand. a lighter. but this could have been worse. save lives on the road. “We know drug driving is an issue and we That trick has been trademarked by a “Can members of the public please be “The new powers will send a clear know police need to be equipped with the young UK resident who somehow blew the careful and follow guidelines when using message that if you take drugs and drive, right tools. But the Government has been doors and windows off his hatchback by air freshener cans?” you will be caught,” Associate Transport a bit nervous about rolling out (these tests) spraying an aerosol can before attempting This isn’t the first case of an aerosol can Minister Julie Anne Genter said. because they are not without their issues.” to light a cigarette (see picture below). destroying a car from the inside out. Last year, 95 people were killed in There had been some issues in the past According to the BBC, witnesses at Earlier this year, a shampoo can ignited preventable crashes where the driver was with tests producing a false positive reading. a local bar described how they heard an in the centre console of a Honda due to found to have drugs in their system. But he said it was likely technology would almighty explosion. the heat. Remnants of the can were found The new rules — which will go through be developed that would help mitigate this Miraculously, the driver managed to walk as far as 50 metres away. Parliament next year — mean the police will issue. away from the blast that blew out every Heading into the warmer months, be able to conduct oral fluid drug testing on Genter, however, said the Government single window and buckled the doors. caution is advised when leaving aerosols drivers. had a plan to tackle the false positive issue. It was also reported that nearby windows and other flammable liquids inside Genter expects these to come into force in “The way we have designed this means were shattered. vehicles. early 2021. it does have some practical and pragmatic Any drivers who test positive for the fail-safes to ensure we’re not getting false presence of drugs will be fined and positives.” immediately suspended from driving for a That means if someone fails one test, they minimum of 12 hours. will be given another one. If they fail that, Drivers will also face criminal penalties if “they will face penalties”. they fail a compulsory impairment test and The new rules comes as welcome news blood tests confirm impairing levels of drugs to the National Party, which has been in their system.