.
Search results
Wikicars, a place to share your automotive knowledge
Jump to navigationJump to search
Page title matches
- Common ethanol fuel mixtures. A blend of 5% ethanol and 95% petrol.305 bytes (42 words) - 06:19, 2 November 2009
- #REDIRECT [[Flexible Fuel Vehicle]]35 bytes (4 words) - 18:02, 4 December 2006
Page text matches
- Common ethanol fuel mixtures. A blend of 5% ethanol and 95% petrol.305 bytes (42 words) - 06:19, 2 November 2009
- ...ering greenhouse gases when being consumed compared with normal petroleum. Ethanol can be made from common crops such as sugar canes, corn, switchgrass and ra * Doubts over environmental benefits of ethanol production2 KB (285 words) - 22:32, 5 September 2009
- ...rbon dioxide emissions are possible if operated exclusively on E85 ethanol fuel instead of carbon-rich gasoline.2 KB (294 words) - 13:50, 1 March 2010
- ...com butanol.com]</ref> It can be produced from biomass as well as [[fossil fuel]]s. Some call this [[biofuel]] biobutanol to reflect its origin, although i ...by-products: acetic, lactic and propionic acids, acetone, isopropanol and ethanol.12 KB (1,802 words) - 20:54, 12 November 2010
- ...e low emission powered by petrol, diesel, hybrid, battery electric, solar, ethanol and hydrogen. ...el economy (7.74 L/100 km), most CO2 emitted of 178 g/km and used the most fuel (243.5 L).1,023 bytes (147 words) - 08:26, 7 October 2010
- |Fuel = Standard Race Fuel<br>E85 bio-ethanol2 KB (192 words) - 08:17, 29 March 2008
- ...dapter]], is a device which turns any passenger class vehicle into a multi-fuel / [[Directory:Hybrid Vehicles|hybrid vehicle]]. One example is a hybrid ada ==Fuel Types==5 KB (716 words) - 23:17, 17 May 2008
- ...ction, for instance. Generally speaking, the chemical formula for alcohol fuel is '''C<sub>n</sub>H<sub>2n+1</sub>OH'''. ...ogically produced alcohols and those obtained from other sources. However, ethanol that is derived from petroleum should not be considered safe for consumptio21 KB (3,045 words) - 06:53, 26 May 2010
- ...hich today might be referred to as biodiesel. The term typically refers to fuel that has been processed from petroleum, but increasingly, alternatives such ...oming mandatory on June 1, 2010 (see also [[diesel exhaust]]). U.S. diesel fuel typically also has a lower cetane number (a measure of ignition quality) th11 KB (1,779 words) - 06:15, 2 November 2009
- |Image = [[Image:Ferrari F430 Spider Bio Fuel Concept.jpg|300px]] ...focused on improving the energy of the whole car which would in turn lower fuel consumption and emissions levels. The ultimate aim being, of course, to cut4 KB (613 words) - 04:50, 29 June 2009
- ...led by [[Liquefied petroleum gas|LPG]], [[Compressed natural gas|CNG]], or ethanol) since the middle 1980s will not function at O<sub>2</sub> levels in excess ...have mounted hydrogen reformers for on board hydrogen generation, however fuel reformers are not mature technology.3 KB (520 words) - 10:13, 20 September 2010
- *Removing unnecessary items from a vehicle reduces weight and improves fuel economy as well. ...uilt cars that run strictly on ethanol, but another option is a [[flexible-fuel vehicle]], which allows a varying mixture (often up to 85%, sometimes up to8 KB (1,184 words) - 03:14, 18 December 2010
- ...'octane rating''' is a measure of the resistance of [[petrol]] and other [[fuel]]s to [[autoignition]] in [[spark plug|spark-ignition]] [[internal combusti ...ume, of 2,2,4-trimethylpentane in that mixture is the octane number of the fuel. For example, petrol with the same [[engine knocking|knocking]] characteri18 KB (2,775 words) - 01:08, 8 July 2010
- ...used in its replacement, the Chevrolet Omega, but making use of Electronic Fuel Injection, in GLS and CD trims from 1995 to 1998. Some of the components an ...with the small reverse lights in the rear-bumper. Just above this was the fuel tank cap. The "Opala" badge, was fitted in the rear fenders, and the engine10 KB (1,665 words) - 19:55, 2 February 2010
- ...ike [[biodiesel]], [[kerosene]], or other types of [[fuel]] into vehicles. Fuel dispensers are also known as <!--alpha by location-->'''bowsers''' (in Aust ...p by adding safety measures and also by adding a hose to directly dispense fuel into automobiles. For a while, the term ''bowser'' was used to refer to a v11 KB (1,760 words) - 20:54, 22 August 2009
- ...iabatic heat of compression - causing better mixing and evaporation of the fuel droplets. Thus they allow increased power at the moment of ignition and the ...the other hand operate on the principle of compression ignition, so that a fuel which resists autoignition will cause late ignition which will also lead to13 KB (2,105 words) - 02:26, 19 December 2008
- ...vehicles generally use the hydrogen in one of two methods: combustion or [[fuel-cell]] conversion: * In fuel-cell conversion, the hydrogen is turned into electricity through fuel cells which then power electric motors.23 KB (3,421 words) - 22:58, 21 August 2009
- ...ddition, the 4.7L [[V8]] is also offered in a [[flexible fuel vehicle|flex-fuel]] version. [[Two wheel drive]] is the standard, but [[four wheel drive]] i [[2WD]] [[flexible fuel vehicle|flex-fuel]]9 KB (1,333 words) - 03:51, 16 April 2009
- ...g on [http://media.ford.com/article_display.cfm?article_id=22474 E85] (85% ethanol / 15% gasoline). The 3.0L [[V6|V6]] has been modified to reduce fuel consumption by over 10%, while the 4-cylinder has improved mid-range torque13 KB (1,829 words) - 16:03, 6 July 2010
- ...gricultural vehicles, and/or home heating oil which is similar to [[Diesel fuel|diesel]] are taxed at a different, usually lower, rate. ...hat the fuel tax is considered by many a user fee. In other countries, the fuel tax is a source of general revenue.15 KB (2,197 words) - 16:21, 27 December 2009
