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• Dual-fuel system
  ...cold). The dual-fuel system offers better advantages over a dedicated gas system. These include * A car can run on petrol first until the engine is warm enough to run effectively on LPG
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• Variable Cylinder Management
  ...during specific driving conditions (for example, highway driving) to save fuel. Unlike Chrysler and General Motors' pushrod systems, Honda's VCM uses over ...pped with an "economy" light, but it does not always correspond to the VCM system's operation.
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• Belt Alternator Starter (BAS)
  ...Saturn VUE Green Line]] uses this system to gain a respectable 20% gain in fuel economy over the non-hybrid [[Saturn VUE|VUE]]. [[Image:Vuexray500.jpg|250px|thumb|right|Saturn VUE Green Line BAS System]]
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• Fuel Stratified Injection
  ...tratified Injection''' or '''FSI''' is a proprietary direct fuel injection system developed and used by [[Volkswagen]] AG, as well as its luxury subsidiary [ ...)|R8]] and has since proliferated throughout the Volkswagen Group's petrol engine range.
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• NOx Adsorbers
  ...gen (NO and NO₂) emissions from a lean burn internal combustion engine. ...s and SCR requires a reductant, and if the reductant tank runs dry the SCR system ceases to function.
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• Search And Replace
  * antilock braking system > Anti-Lock Brakes (ABS) * Anti-Lock Braking System > Anti-Lock Brakes (ABS)
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• Electronic control unit
  ...it''' (ECU), also called a control unit, or control module, is an embedded system that controls one or more of the electrical systems or subsystems in a [[mo *[[engine control unit|Engine Control Unit]] - also known as an ECU
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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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• Saturn Aura Green Line
  ...ntil now, [[General Motors|GM]] has only focused on [[Hybrid Cars|hybrid]] technology in trucks and buses. ...nator Starter (BAS)|belt alternator starter (BAS)]] [[Hybrid Cars|hybrid]] system coupled with a [[Continuously Variable Transmission|continuously variable t
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• Nissan Altima Hybrid
  ...he 2007 calendar year. The [[Hybrid Cars|hybrid]] version will give better fuel economy and lower emissions. ...brid Cars|Hybrid]] to market faster and Toyota can recapture some of their technology [http://www.mixedpower.com/modules.php?name=News&file=article&sid=1152 inve
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• Dodge Durango Hybrid
  ...he Dodge Durango at its Newark Delaware Assembly plant in 2008. The hybrid system for these vehicles is being developed jointly by a [[General Motors Corpora The same system will also be available on [[General Motors Corporation|GM's]] [[Chevrolet T
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• Crankcase
  ...ing for the [[crankshaft]]. The enclosure forms the largest cavity in the engine and is located below the [[cylinder block]]. ...s from foreign objects, the crankcase serves other functions, depending on engine type.
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• Drive-by-wire throttle
  ...r]] (TPS) to provide input to [[traction control]], [[antilock brake]]s, [[fuel injection]], and other systems, but use a long sheathed cable to directly c ...mooth out fuel delivery and acceleration, and can intervene for improved [[fuel economy]] or performance. It also makes it easier to integrate [[cruise co
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• Diesel Particulate Filter
  ...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 ...nology: high cost catalytic [[pollution]] control module added to [[diesel engine]]d cars to eliminate the characteristic black smoke trail. It was first off
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• Integrated Motor Assist (IMA)
  ...a generator for battery charging during regenerative braking. A [[Battery Technology|nickel-metal-hydride (NiMH)]] battery pack is used in all Honda hybrids; it ...nt variant without rendering the vehicle overly slow or weak. This smaller engine is the primary reason cars equipped with IMA get better highway mileage tha
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• Audi Roadjet
  | Engine ...h(155 mph). The vehicle also features Audi's permanent [[all wheel drive]] system [[quattro]].
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• Fuel pump
  ...p" should not be confused with [[fuel dispenser]], a device that dispenses fuel into an automobile.'' ...pply pump in the tank and one high pressure/low volume pump on or near the engine).
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• Future car technologies
  * [[Automated highway system]]s {{main|Alternative fuel vehicle}}
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• Bivalent (engine)
  ...[BMW Hydrogen 7]] which is more fuel efficient than the standard H7 Series engine. ...ensured to prevent ignition in the [[crankcase]] and water forming in the engine oil.<ref>[http://www1.eere.energy.gov/hydrogenandfuelcells/tech_validation/
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• Chevrolet Tahoe Hybrid
  ...nsit buses. The result is said to be a 25 percent improvement in composite fuel efficiency. ...s commitment to apply advanced technologies where we will realize the most fuel savings."
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