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• Hydrogen vehicle
  A '''hydrogen vehicle''' is a [[vehicle]], such as an [[automobile]] or aircraft, which uses hydrogen]as its primar ...he hydrogen is turned into electricity through fuel cells which then power electric motors.
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• Plug-in hybrid
  ...y electric vehicle]]s. While PHEVs are usually passenger vehicles, plug-in hybrid technology has been implemented or proposed in delivery vans, trucks, buses .../docs/fy07osti/40485.pdf "Cost-Benefit Analysis of Plug-in Hybrid Electric Vehicle Technology"] National Renewable Energy Laboratory conference report CP-540-
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• Continuously Variable Transmission
  ...initely Variable Transmission (IVT)''', allows the transmission to drive a vehicle backwards as well as forwards. Transmission input is connected to the engin ...electric motor and generator. At the extremes, the vehicle can move under electric power without the engine turning, or it can run the engine while stationary
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• Petroleum electric hybrid vehicle
  ...ems or components. The HV provides better fuel economy than a conventional vehicle because the engine is smaller and may be run at speeds providing more effic ...to describe an [[engine swap]]. Some have also referred to [[flexible-fuel vehicle]]s as ''hybrids'' because they can use a mixture of different fuels — typ
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• Van
  ...r and usually higher off the ground. It can either be a specially designed vehicle or be based on a saloon/sedan car, the latter type often including derivati ...of the word ''[[wikt:caravan|caravan]]'' which originally meant a covered vehicle.
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• Battery electric vehicle
  '''Battery electric vehicles''' or '''BEV'''s are [[electric vehicle]]s whose main energy storage is in the chemical energy of batteries. ...re sometimes used, forming a type of [[hybrid vehicle]]. Batteries used in electric vehicles include "flooded" lead-acid, absorbed glass mat, NiCd, nickel meta
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• Automatic transmission
  Recently manufacturers have begun to make '''[[continuously variable transmission]]s''' available. ...anual transmissions. In most cars (except US family, luxury, sport-utility vehicle, and minivan models) they have usually been extra-cost options for this rea
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• Autogas
  ==Vehicle manufacturers== Currently, a number of [[automobile]] manufacturers—[[Citroën]], [[Fiat]], [[Ford Motor Company|Ford]], [[Hyundai Motor
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• Gas turbine
  ...ors were installed in Cambridge Power Station, and used to power the first electric street lighting scheme in the city. *1918: One of the leading gas turbine manufacturers of today, General Electric, started their gas turbine division.
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• Toyota Soarer
  ...rer lineup offered different powertrain specifications and multiple unique vehicle configurations. ...oupe. All versions of the Soarer used a Griffin as the logo throughout the vehicle.
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• Corporate Average Fuel Economy
  ...fleet of current model year passenger cars or light trucks with a [[gross vehicle weight rating]] (GVWR) of 8,500 pounds (3,856 kg) or less, manufactured for | title = Comparison of Passenger Vehicle Fuel Economy and Greenhouse Gas Emission Standards Around the World
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• Ford EXP
  ...ced at the Chicago Auto Show, and introduced in early 1981 as a 1982 model vehicle. ...e OPEC oil embargo in the mid-1970's, there had been a push for automobile manufacturers to produce smaller, more fuel efficient vehicles. In the short time followi
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• Automatic gearbox
  ...baru Justy]]), the technology has recently gained greater acceptance among manufacturers and customers. ...anual transmissions. In most cars (except US family, luxury, sport-utility vehicle, and minivan models) they have usually been extra-cost options for this rea
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• General Motors Company
  ...ancing and insurance. GM's [[OnStar]] subsidiary is the industry leader in vehicle safety, security and information services. ...mlerChrysler AG and BMW AG of Germany and Toyota Motor Corp. of Japan, and vehicle manufacturing ventures with several automakers around the world, including
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• History of the automobile
  ...gasoline]]- or petrol-fueled internal combustion engine. Cars powered by [[electric power|electricity]] briefly appeared at the turn of the 20th century but la ...car]] owes its beginnings to Hungarian [[Ányos Jedlik]], inventor of the [[electric motor]], and [[Gaston Planté]], who invented the lead-acid battery in 1859
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• Automotive industry
  ..., more than 70 million motor vehicles, including [[car]]s and [[commercial vehicle]]s were produced worldwide.<ref>{{cite web |title=World Motor Vehicle Production by Country: 2007-2008
  50 KB (6,757 words) - 15:11, 15 February 2010
• Holden
  ...ilders Ltd made bodies to suit a number of chassis imported from different manufacturers, but particularly Chevrolet. In 1931 General Motors purchased the business ...alia's own car". The Holden 48/215, introduced in 1948, was a medium-sized vehicle fitted with a 132 in³ (2.15 L) engine, and based on a design proposed for
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• Recreational Vehicle
  ...ound in a home; they are sometimes called '''motorhomes'''. A recreational vehicle normally includes a kitchen, a bathroom, a bedroom and a living room. In ot ...". They in turn give one of the meanings for ''camper'' as "a recreational vehicle equipped for camping out while travelling". The earliest caravans were used
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• Fuel economy in automobiles
  ...n exchanging a 30 mpg for a 36&nbsp;mpg (0.033 gallons per mile for 0.027) vehicle saves only 83 gallons. Because mpg and fuel consumption are inversely relat ...ons per mile''' ('''GPM''') is a way of measuring the fuel efficiency of a vehicle. It conveys the amount of gas that will be used more intuitively than [[Mil
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• Electric motor
  ...echanical energy, is accomplished by a generator or dynamo. Many types of electric motors can be run as generators, and vice versa. For example a starter/gen ...the millions of watts. Electric motors may be classified by the source of electric power, by their internal construction, by their application, or by the type
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