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• Tour de Sol Green Car Show
  ...raison d'etre lie in hybrid, natural gas, biofuel, electric, and fuel cell vehicles. The event is held at the Saratoga Spa State Park, in New York state.
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• Bivalent (engine)
  ...roleum]]/[[Compressed Natural Gas|CNG]] or petroleum/[[Liquefied Petroleum Gas|LPG]] which are widely offered in the European passenger vehicle aftermarke ...fs/fcm03r0.pdf ?.0<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref> Hydrogen and natural gas are very similar as fuels, so the differences between parts needed to burn
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• Rinspeed
  ...sche]]s and [[Subaru]]s). They also design exotic [[concept car|concept]] vehicles for the [[Geneva Motor Show]] each year. ...linder [[turbocharger|turbo-charged]] [[engine]] burning [[methane|natural gas]] which supplies 140hp at 7000rpm and weighing just 825kg, this strange loo
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• Exhaust gas
  ...al. It is discharged into the atmosphere through an [[exhaust pipe]], flue gas stack or propelling nozzle. ...); these are not toxic or noxious (although carbon dioxide is a greenhouse gas that contributes to global warming). A relatively small part of it is undes
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• Fuel
  ...s—depend on and use fuels as their source of energy. Their bodies posess a natural mechanism called ''metabolism'' to convert energy stored in food. Additiona ...in times past. Steam power is becoming more and more desirable as oil and gas supplies begin to run out, given the wide number of possible things that ca
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• Alternative Fuel Vehicles
  ...iesel engined cars which can run on [[BioDiesel|biodiesel]] or natural gas vehicles which can switch to regular gasoline. ...leys, delivery trucks, school buses and forklifts work well using propane. Vehicles can be equipped with dedicated fueling systems designed to use only propane
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• Blue Flame
  ...American Gas Association, with technical assistance from the Institute of Gas Technology of Des Plaines, IL. ...exchanger where it vaporizes and is brought to combustion temperature. The gas is then injected into the combustion chamber with the oxygen provided by th
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• HYBRAD
  ...h turns any passenger class vehicle into a multi-fuel / [[Directory:Hybrid Vehicles|hybrid vehicle]]. One example is a hybrid adapter that simply plugs into th ...n.wikipedia.org/wiki/Biodiesel bio-diesel], fuel cells, hydrogen, natural gas or various other [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Category:Alternative_propuls
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• Hybrid electric vehicle
  ...ybrid Vehicle Drivetrains"]] and [[List_of_hybrid_vehicles|"List of hybrid vehicles"]]. One of the earliest hybrid vehicles were simply boats with both sails and oars, such as the Greek/Phoenician t
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• Reciprocating engine
  ...ain types are the [[internal combustion engine]] used extensively in motor vehicles, the [[steam engine]] which was the mainstay of the Industrial Revolution a ...rling engine, which repeatedly heats and cools the same sealed quantity of gas.
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• Fuel dispenser
  ...(d. 1938).}}</ref>, '''petrol pumps''' (in Commonwealth countries), or '''gas pumps''' (in North America). ...e high and low octane fuels, or to blend hydrogen and [[compressed natural gas]] ([[HCNG]]).
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• Trunk
  ...r-engined]] cars (such as the [[Volkswagen Beetle]]) have it in the front. Vehicles such as the [[VW Type 3|Volkswagen Type 3]], had storage compartments in th ...y take the form of a rigid [[parcel shelf]], typical of many [[hatchback]] vehicles; or in the case of station wagons, cars and many [[SUV]]s, a roller blind i
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• Fuel tax
  ...ls which are intended for transportation. Fuels used to power agricultural vehicles, and/or home heating oil which is similar to [[Diesel fuel|diesel]] are tax ...ing trips, carpooling, or traveling less). However, whether the demand for gas is high or not in the long run is an empirical question, and the price elas
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• Biobutanol
  ...gasoline]] than [[ethanol]]. Butanol has been demonstrated to work in some vehicles designed for use with gasoline without any modification.<ref>[http://www.bu ...mileage is yet to be determined by a scientific study. Potential of higher gas mileage seems reasonable as biobutanol is a mono component fuel--only one t
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• Reasons Not to Buy a Hybrid Car (yet)
  ...n qualify for Solo-driving car pool lane stickers [only the most efficient vehicles qualify for this]. ''Omninerd'' has developed an incredibly detailed look a ...Hybrid|Escape Hybrid]] taxi drivers say they may save more than $6,000 on gas per year" more than enough to cover the hybrid premium in the first year. [
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• Catalytic converter
  ...ers are still most commonly used in [[automobile|motor vehicle]] [[exhaust gas|exhaust]] systems. Catalytic converters are also used on generator sets, fo ...s Oxygen to 1 part fuel for gasoline (the ratio for [[Propane]], [[Natural Gas]], and [[Ethanol]] fuels is slightly different, requiring modified fuel sys
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• Fiat Multipla
  .... A "Bi-Power" Multipla that runs on both petrol and [[compressed natural gas|CNG]] (methane) is offered in certain markets. Certain [[automobile|vehicles]] come in different trim levels or body styles. Features and major options
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• Adam Revo
  * 80+ (with [[Compressed natural gas|CNG]] option) ===Gas Mileage===
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• Hydrogen vehicle
  ...which uses hydrogen]as its primary source of power for locomotion. These vehicles generally use the hydrogen in one of two methods: combustion or [[fuel-cell ...chnical and economic challenges to implementing wide-scale use of hydrogen vehicles; the timeframes in which such challenges may be overcome is unclear and a p
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• New Flyer Industries
  * '''C''': Powered by [[compressed natural gas]], * '''L''': Powered by [[liquefied natural gas]]
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