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In [[transportation engineering]] and [[transportation planning]], a '''high-occupancy vehicle lane''' (also called an '''HOV lane ...urs. Honolulu uses a "zipper" barrier to create an additional HOV lane on the westbound side of [[Interstate H-1]], and Boston shifts one lane of traffic

...ast, starting in 1938), and American City Lines (in large cities, starting in 1943). ...deral Engineering Corporation made investments in the City Lines companies in return for exclusive supply contracts.<ref name="7th">

...y that produced [[automobile]]s and trucks from 1905 to 1975. At one point the company also manufactured buses on its truck platforms. ...diary firms like the National Oil Company, the Michigan Screw Company, and the Atlas Drop Forge Company.

...the air pollution consequences of major roadway and airport projects. By the early 1970s this subset of atmospheric dispersion models were being applied ==How the model works==

...gine's high torque, combined with hybrid technology, may offer performance in a car of over 100 mpg US (2.35L per 100 km). Nowadays most diesel vehicles, and therefore the diesel part of hybrids, have the advantage they can (with modifications) use 100% pure [[biofuel]]s ([[biodi

...source of power for locomotion. These vehicles generally use the hydrogen in one of two methods: combustion or [[fuel-cell]] conversion: * In combustion, the hydrogen is "burned" in engines in fundamentally the same method as traditional gasoline cars.

...nter]] van. Vehicles larger than this are classified as trucks (or lorries in British English). The word ''van'' is a shortened version of the word ''[[wikt:caravan|caravan]]'' which originally meant a covered vehicle.

...d list as the 125th largest company in America based on the criterion used in said ranking. ...lso based in Portland. Today, that truck is in the Smithsonian collection in Washington, D.C.

...of [[Electric Vehicles|electric motor]]s. General Motors has stopped using the "AHS2" name as of 2006, preferring to call it simply a "two-mode hybrid sys ...uses a more traditional internal combustion engine and transmission where the flywheel is replaced with an electric motor.

...ually a result of international standards. Such signs were first developed in Europe, and have been adopted by most countries to varying degrees. Traffic signs can be grouped into several types. For example, Annexe 1 of the [[Vienna Convention on Road Signs and Signals]] (1968), which at 30 June 20

...t varies considerably between jurisdictions, as do factors such as age and the required level of practice. ...dom, the Republic of Ireland, Malta, in European Union official usage, and in former British colonies such as Hong Kong, India, Pakistan and Singapore.

...ver or reduce waste energy (such as regenerative braking and shutting down the combustion engine). ...ith American mechanical components. This meaning has fallen out of use. In the [[import scene]], hybrid was often used to describe an [[engine swap]]. Som

...tomotive propulsion during that time. Later periods were defined by trends in exterior styling and size and utility preferences. ...lectric motor]], and [[Gaston Planté]], who invented the lead-acid battery in 1859.

...and rapid transit lines in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. Established in 1954, the TTC has grown to comprise three subway lines and an elevated rapid transit ...s were made through this service daily. The TTC employed 11,861 personnel in 2008.<ref name="personnel">{{cite web|url=http://www.toronto.ca/ttc/pdf/ope

...m the surface, like an fixed-wing aircraft) will probably crash on all but the flattest of landmasses. ...ns use [[Tracked vehicle|tracks]] in addition to or instead of wheels, and in some cases even resort to [[Articulated vehicle|articulated]] body configur

...ore common, and the vehicles themselves vary, typically being smaller than in North America. ...homes, not to be confused with RVs and motorhomes.) RVs can also be rented in most major cities and tourist areas.

...'' or '''BEV'''s are [[electric vehicle]]s whose main energy storage is in the chemical energy of batteries. ...at, NiCd, nickel metal hydride, Li-ion, Li-poly and zinc-air batteries and the Molten salt battery.