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  • ...rs include: [[BMW]], [[Volkswagen AG|Volkswagen Group]], [[Volvo]], [[Ford Motor Company|Ford]], [[DAF Trucks|DAF]], [[Renault]], [[Fiat Group]], [[Scania A
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  • ...st|year=2006|accessdate=18 February 2010}}</ref> and Volkswagen Industrial Motor<ref name=VW-Industrial>{{citation|url=http://www.mi-uk.com/products/engines ==Motor racing==
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  • ..., ISBN 0-89573-177-0</ref> provides extensive technical detail about motor oils. ...ized chemical compounds. Motor oils are today mainly blended by using base oils composed of hydrocarbons (mineral, polyalphaolefins (PAO), polyinternal ol
    42 KB (6,527 words) - 06:09, 25 May 2010
  • ...d is a vehicle that is powered by both a [[diesel engine]] and an electric motor. Trains have relied on this technology for decades. ...wered engine of similar power, even without the cost of adding an electric motor, batteries and the electronics to run them.
    18 KB (2,608 words) - 02:08, 19 May 2009
  • ...ween countries result in a significant level of cross-border purchasing of motor fuel. This is particularly true in Europe, where large differences in fuel Excise tax on motor fuel 2008-2009:
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  • ...[[Octane rating|Research Octane number]]) of 96 and a MON ([[Octane rating|Motor octane number]]) of 78 while t-butanol has octane ratings of 105 RON and 89 * [[List of vegetable oils]] section on oils used as biofuel
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  • [[Grand Prix motor racing]] was first established in Britain by [[Henry Segrave]] at [[Brookla ...alternated with [[Brands Hatch]] between 1964 and 1986, and with [[Aintree Motor Racing Circuit|Aintree]] (better known as a horse-racing course) between 19
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  • ...elman engine was a low compression design constructed to run on heavy fuel oils. During the late 1970s, the [[Ford Motor Company]] developed a stratified-charge engine they called "ProCo" (program
    26 KB (3,828 words) - 09:08, 21 August 2009
  • ...eir sole [[fuel]] source though other fuels such as ethanol or plant based oils have also seen occasional use. ...ngine and an electric motor. Below 15&nbsp;mph (25&nbsp;km/h) the electric motor alone drove the vehicle, drawing power from a battery pack, and above this
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  • ...r common rail engines by different names, e.g. DaimlerChrysler's CDI, Ford Motor Company's TDCi (most of these engines are manufactured by PSA), Fiat Group' ...distillates, from compressed natural gas, alcohols, gasolene, to the "fuel oils" from diesel oil to residual fuels. The type of fuel used is a combination
    49 KB (7,542 words) - 23:04, 16 August 2009
  • ...that lets go and sheds its blades will be expensive. The use of synthetic oils is recommended in [[Turbo Engine|turbo]] engines. ...llowing with the [[Porsche 911|911 Turbo]], introduced at the 1974 [[Paris Motor Show]]. Buick was the first GM division to bring back the [[Turbo Engine|tu
    33 KB (5,096 words) - 15:49, 15 March 2010
  • *Using thinner engine oils that require less energy to circulate *Using lower-friction lubricants ([[motor oil|engine oil]], transmission fluid, axle fluid)
    47 KB (6,900 words) - 05:53, 23 July 2010