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• Dual-fuel system
  ...switch to petrol in situations when cars don't run good (for example, the engine is too cold). The dual-fuel system offers better advantages over a dedicate * A car can run on petrol first until the engine is warm enough to run effectively on LPG
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• NOx Adsorbers
  ...gen (NO and NO₂) emissions from a lean burn internal combustion engine. ....5%. Because of the increasing need to limit NO_x emissions from diesel engines technologies such as exhaust gas recirculation (EGR) and selective
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• Diesel Particulate Filter
  [[Image:FAP-Filter Peugeot.jpg|thumb|Diesel Particulate Filter (top left) in a Peugeot]] ...rticulate Matter]] (including soot) from the [[exhaust gas]] of a [[diesel engine]]. Unlike a [[catalytic converter]] which is a flow-through device, a DPF c
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• BlueTec
  ...]] to share BlueTec technology with them. Together they try to push diesel technology to the masses in the United States. A [[Jeep Grand Cherokee]] with the same Bluetec engine is also expected, and Mercedes announced tentative plans for a BLUETEC/elec
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• Exhaust gas
  ...he [[combustion]] of fuels such as [[natural gas]], [[gasoline]]/petrol, [[diesel fuel]], fuel oil or coal. It is discharged into the atmosphere through an [ In [[spark-ignition engine]]s exhaust gas from an internal combustion engine whose fuel includes nitromethane, contains nitric acid vapour, which when i
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• Naturally-aspirated engine
  ...arly in the late 1980s and the current 2000s era. However, most road-going diesel-engined vehicles use turbochargers and [[intercooler]]s, because naturally- ...t]] can help with this but generally only works at a narrow range of [[RPM|engine speeds]] and hence is most useful in very high performance cars, aircraft a
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• Diesel engine
  [[Image:Dieselmotor.jpg|thumb|180px|right|A Diesel engine built by [[MAN AG]] in 1906]] ...e source of ignition, such as a spark plug, as is the case in the gasoline engine.
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• Rudolf Diesel
  [[Image:Rudolf_Diesel.jpg|thumb|Rudolf Diesel (1858–1913)]] ...r 30, 1913 was a German inventor, famous for the invention of the [[Diesel engine]]. He was born in Paris and died on the English Channel.
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• Glowplug
  ...'''glow-plug''') is a heating device used to aid starting [[diesel engine|diesel engines]]. ...quickly dissipating the heat generated by the pistons compressing air. The engine is then unable to start, because it can not generate and maintain enough he
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• Dodge Durango Hybrid
  ...peration. The [[Hybrid Cars|hybrid]]-electric drive system is based on the technology in GM's [[Hybrid Cars|hybrid]] transit buses. The result is said to be a 25 ...to fit multiple vehicles and adapted to [[Gasoline|gasoline]] or [[Diesel|diesel]] engines, the [[Global Hybrid Cooperation|two-mode full hybrid]] can be ap
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• Chevrolet Tahoe Hybrid
  ...mlerChrysler]] [[Global Hybrid Cooperation|partnership]], and based on the technology in GM's [[Hybrid Cars|hybrid]] transit buses. The result is said to be a 25 ..., cam phasing, and late-intake valve closure, allowing even more efficient engine operation.
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• Throttle
  ...(pedal, lever, electronic) that the operator uses to indirectly control an engine's power. ...throttle is a valve that directly regulates the amount of air entering the engine, indirectly controlling the fuel burned on each cycle due to the [[fuel inj
  4 KB (532 words) - 09:27, 2 June 2009
• Borg-Warner
  ...nits, friction materials, and one-way clutches), [[turbo|turbo charger]]s, engine valve timing system components, and 4-wheel drive system components. The c ...s within 10 years. [http://www.motorauthority.com/news/technical/911-turbo-technology-coming-to-a-car-near-you/]
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• Dry sump
  ...cycle|four-stroke]] and large [[two-stroke]] piston [[internal combustion engine]]s that uses a secondary external reservoir for oil, as compared to a conve ...ankshaft]]. Oil is then pumped from this reservoir to the bearings of the engine by the pressure pump. Typical dry sump systems have the pressure pump and
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• Opposed piston engine
  An '''opposed-piston engine''' is one in which the cylinders are double-ended, with a piston at each en ...3|publisher= OldEngine.org}}</ref> They should not be confused with [[flat engine]]s. Though flat engines are sometimes referred to as horizontally opposed,
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• Turbocharging
  ...lfred Büchi]]. His patent for a turbo charger was applied for use in 1905. Diesel ships and locomotives with turbochargers began appearing in the 1920s. ...ompressing ambient air and delivering it to the air intake manifold of the engine at higher pressure, resulting in a greater amount of the air entering the c
  5 KB (843 words) - 08:54, 25 August 2008
• Diesel-Electric Hybrid
  ...both a [[diesel engine]] and an electric motor. Trains have relied on this technology for decades. ...nd fuel consumption. The diesel engine's high torque, combined with hybrid technology, may offer performance in a car of over 100 mpg US (2.35L per 100 km).
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• Gas-guzzler
  ...displacement engine generally requires more fuel to run it than a smaller engine. ...007]</ref> where a motor taxation system is used which taxes cars based on engine capacity.
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• Mercedes-Benz W212
  ...trument cluster, along with [[Mercedes-Benz S-Class|S-Class]] night-vision technology and an updated COMAND system will highlight the interior changes. ...the full-range of [[Mercedes-Benz|Mercedes]] engines will be available, in diesel and petrol variants, although there may be limits in developing markets. Th
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• Turbocharged Direct Injection
  ...roducts/engines/downloads/sdi19industrial.pdf|title=The SDI 1.9 Industrial Engine|format=PDF|work=www.mi-uk.com|publisher=[[Volkswagen Group|Volkswagen AG]]| ...que]]<ref name=VWAG/> than its non-turbo and non-direct injection [[petrol engine]]d counterpart.
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