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• Pedestrian safety through vehicle design
  ...icle design concepts that reduce the likelihood of injuries to pedestrians in the event of a car-pedestrian crash. These involve redesigning the [[Bumper Most pedestrian crashes involve a forward moving car. In such a crash, a standing or walking pedestrian is struck and accelerated to
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• Green vehicle
  ...n obtain, during the life of the car (operational phase), large reductions in energy costs through several measures: ...]s and [[hydrogen car]]s. [[Solar car]] races are held on a regular basis in order to promote green vehicles and other "green technology". These sleek
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• ACEA agreement
  .... With 18 million cars sold each year, Europe is the last major car market in the world. ...from the 1995 level of 186 g/km and is equivalent to a [[Fuel economy in automobiles|fuel economy]] of 5,8 L/100 km or 5,25 L/100&nbs
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• Iveco
  ...ines annually, and for the year ended 2007 the company had €11,196 million in sales (revenues). ...vehicle and [[engine]] markets, and is near the top for sales of passenger transport and 3.5 ton light vehicles.
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• RAC plc
  '''RAC plc''' (better known as just the '''RAC''') is a breakdown company in the United Kingdom supplying products and services for motorists. The '''RAC''' was formed in 1897 as the associate section of the [[Royal Automobile Club]] to assist me
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• Fuel tax
  ...or as a '''fuel duty''') is a sales tax imposed on the sale of [[fuel]]. In most countries the fuel tax is imposed on fuels which are intended for tran ...sportation projects so that the fuel tax is considered by many a user fee. In other countries, the fuel tax is a source of general revenue.
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• High-occupancy vehicle lane
  In [[transportation engineering]] and [[transportation planning]], a '''high-o ...ston Area and the Greater Toronto Area, the HOV lanes are full-time, while in others, such as the San Francisco Bay Area, Phoenix, Long Island, and North
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• Traffic sign
  ...ly a result of international standards. Such signs were first developed in Europe, and have been adopted by most countries to varying degrees. ...ed into several types. For example, Annexe 1 of the [[Vienna Convention on Road Signs and Signals]] (1968), which at 30 June 2004 had 52 signatory countrie
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• Carsharing
  ...rative, ''ad hoc'' grouping. Today there are more than one thousand cities in the world where people can carshare.<ref>{{cite web | title = World Carshar ...term '''carsharing''' is also used for [[carpooling]] or [[ride sharing]] in some places.
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• Freightliner
  ...d list as the 125th largest company in America based on the criterion used in said ranking. ...lso based in Portland. Today, that truck is in the Smithsonian collection in Washington, D.C.
  12 KB (1,769 words) - 09:48, 27 March 2009
• Effects of the automobile on societies
  ...on started by railways, and like the railways, introduced sweeping changes in infrastructure, manufacturing and legislation. The wide reaching effects of ...e:Downtown connector daytime.jpg|thumb|325px|Modern [[automobile]]s on the road]]
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• Car safety
  ...utomobile accidents]] or the minimization of harmful effects of accidents, in particular as pertaining to human life and health. Special safety features ...y-related deaths (the leading cause) with an estimated 1.26 million deaths in 2000 (Peden 2002).
  15 KB (2,238 words) - 06:54, 26 June 2010
• Gas-guzzler
  ...me into use in the US when congress established Gas Guzzler Tax provisions in the Energy Tax Act of 1978 to discourage the production and purchase of fue There are several reasons for bad fuel economy in all of the cars mentioned:
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• Telematics
  ...f sending, receiving and storing information via telecommunication devices in conjunction with effecting control on remote objects. * The integrated use of telecommunications and informatics, for application in vehicles and with control of vehicles on the move.
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• European Car of the Year
  ...n 1964 by a collective of automobile magazines from different countries in Europe. The current organisers of the award are ''Auto'' (Italy), ''[[Autocar]]'' ...voting jury consists of motoring journalists from publications throughout Europe. Representation from each country is based on the size of the country's car
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• Driver's license
  ...license is issued after the recipient has passed a [[driving test]], while in others, a person acquires a license before beginning to drive. Different ca ...dom, the Republic of Ireland, Malta, in European Union official usage, and in former British colonies such as Hong Kong, India, Pakistan and Singapore.
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• Autobahn
  ...nd having full control of access, similar to a [[motorway]] or [[freeway]] in English-speaking countries. ...ther English words such as "automobile". The official name of the autobahn in Germany is ''Bundesautobahn (BAB)'' (''Federal Motorway'').
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• Automotive industry
  ...develops, manufactures, markets, and sells the world's [[motor vehicle]]s. In 2008, more than 70 million motor vehicles, including [[car]]s and [[commerc ...5</ref> The markets iNorth America]] and Japan were stagnant, while those in South America and other parts oAsia]] grew strongly. Of the major markets,
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• Driverless car
  ..._says_urban_designer_michael_e_arth | title= "Most Cars Can be Eliminated in 20 Years says Urban Designer Michael E. Arth" | first = Alex | last =Birch ...nomous vehicles starts in 1977 with the Tsukuba Mechanical Engineering Lab in Japan. On a dedicated, clearly marked course it achieved speeds of up to 30
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• Saab 9-5
  ...tion wagon]] version with a drag coefficient of 0.31, which was introduced in 2000. ...o a maximum of 305&nbsp;hp ECE (224&nbsp;kW). The 9-5 Aero has a 0-60 time in the mid-sixes.
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