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• Partial Zero Emissions Vehicle
  ...msprog/zevprog/factsheets/driveclean.pdf|format=PDF|publisher=[[California Air Resources Board]]|title=Driveclean.ca.gov fact sheet: Definition of a parti This vehicle category was created as part of a bargain with the [[California Air Resources Board]] (CARB), so that the [[automobile]] manufacturers could po
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• Throttle
  ...n controls (pedal, lever, electronic) that the operator uses to indirectly control an engine's power. ...] maintaining a relatively constant fuel/air ratio. In a motor vehicle the control used by the driver to regulate power is sometimes called the [[Automobile p
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• Automobile emissions control
  ...-causing emissions produced by [[automobile]]s. Exhaust emissions control systems were first required on 1966 model year vehicles produced for sale in the st ...in the number of vehicles in use, have meant that the overall reduction in pollution has been much slower.
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• Engine control unit
  '''Engine control units''', or '''ECUs''', control engines by determining the amount of fuel, ignition timing and other parame === Control of fuel injection ===
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• Selective Catalytic Reduction
  Commercial selective catalytic reduction systems are typically found on large utility boilers, industrial boilers, and munic Another common problem with all SCR systems is the release of unreacted ammonia referred to as ammonia slip. Slip can o
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• Exhaust system
  *A [[catalytic converter]] to reduce air pollution. ...generally produced as [[Aftermarket (automotive)|aftermarket]] performance systems for cars without [[turbocharger]]s.
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• Catalytic converter
  ...most commonly used in [[automobile|motor vehicle]] [[exhaust gas|exhaust]] systems. Catalytic converters are also used on generator sets, forklifts, mining eq ...types designed to reduce combined NO_x+HC [[automobile emissions control|emission]]s from 12 gram/BHP-hour to 3 gram/BHP-hour or less, per the [[Env
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• Fuel injection
  ...g fuel into an [[internal combustion engine]], where the fuel is burned in air to release energy in the form of heat, which is then converted to mechanica ..., whereas a carburetor relies on the modest air pressure created by intake air rushing through it to add the fuel to the airstream.
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• Gasoline direct injection
  ...on timing, instead of having a throttle plate which restricts the incoming air supply. Adding this function to the EMS requires considerable enhancement ...ut. Each mode is characterized by the air-fuel ratio. The stoichiometric air-fuel ratio for [[petrol]] (gasoline) is 14.7:1 by weight, but ultra lean mo
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• Internal Combustion Engine
  ...irst internal combustion engines did not have compression, but ran on what air/fuel mixture could be sucked or blown in during the first part of the intak ...lta/Pages/eF5struF.html]) in which an electric spark exploded a mixture of air and hydrogen, firing a cork from the end of the gun.
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• Hydrogen vehicle
  ...r vapor as exhaust. Another benefit is that, theoretically, the source of pollution created today by burning fossil fuels could be moved to centralized power p ...methane, in a modern [[internal combustion engine]], but they produce more pollution than would use of that energy in [[plug-in hybrid electric vehicles]]. Hydr
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• Ford Cleveland engine
  ...ne designs required bulky and unsightly external tubing to feed Thermactor air into the exhaust manifolds and exhaust gas to the EGR valve below the [[car ...ch had to be placed before the Thermactor air was added. Since Thermactor air was injected right into the block's exhaust ports in the M-block, there was
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• Plug-in hybrid
  ...unities, Southern California Air Quality Management District, Yolo-Solano Air Quality Management District, [[CARB]], and other governmental agencies. In ...ground-up 80 mpg sports cars, and the CalCars PRIUS+ prototype and EDrive Systems conversions were demonstrated. In 2005, DaimlerChrysler Sprinter Van PHEV
  32 KB (4,593 words) - 03:49, 26 May 2010
• Petroleum electric hybrid vehicle
  ...r vehicle [[Ground propulsion|propulsion]]. The different propulsion power systems may have common subsystems or components. The HV provides better fuel econo ...ed to recapture energy and stored to power electrical accessories, such as air conditioning. Shutting down the engine at idle can also be used to reduce f
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• Off-roading
  ...se highly tuned [[V8]]:s with [[supercharger]]s or nitrous oxide injection systems. Formula off-road originated in Iceland in the 1980s and has since spread t ...as off-road tires (provided they are road-legal), recovery winches, raised air intakes etc. Vehicles on RTV trials are usually best described as "modified
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• Fuel economy in automobiles
  ...per unit distance is roughly proportional to the square of speed. Because air resistance increases so rapidly with speed, above about 30 mph (48&nbs ...rating system, from one to five stars, that combines greenhouse gases with pollution, rating each from 0 to 10 with ten being best. To get 5 stars a combined sc
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• Diesel Vehicles
  ...to more complex engines, lack of availablity of fuel, and a higher rate of pollution. The emission problem is why diesels aren't currently sold in California an ...pushing the exhausted gas-charge out of the cylinder, and drawing in fresh air) of the engine is done either by ports or valves. An animation showing the
  49 KB (7,542 words) - 23:04, 16 August 2009
• Tires
  ...ing to develop a tire and wheel combination, the Tweel, which does not use air. ...use of its suitable mechanical properties and excellent impermeability for air.
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• Battery electric vehicle
  ..., absorbed glass mat, NiCd, nickel metal hydride, Li-ion, Li-poly and zinc-air batteries and the Molten salt battery. ...rformance after 150,000 miles. BEVs do not require an ICE engine, support systems or related maintenance, so they should be more reliable and require less ma
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• Alpine
  In 1987 fitment of anti-pollution systems allowed the V6 Turbo to be distributed to Switzerland, Germany, Austria and ...front was completely re-designed The interior was also greatly improved. Air-conditioning and power steering were fitted as standard. The total producti
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