A Hyundai is now an air purifier — and 3 other ways car parts are getting a second life

With carmakers committed to sustainability targets for incoming decades, they are finding second life use cases for discarded cars and their components.  Recently, Hyundai has found a new way to give a second life to preproduction prototypes. Rather than conventionally crushing them or using them for accident testing, it’s released a video showcasing a “rebirth” of various Ioniq 5 car components to create an air purifier. Hyundai originally built the test car for noise, vibration, and harshness tests. The air purifier in action. An alloy wheel gets a second life. The air purifier’s functionality comes from the original car cabin…

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