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• Gabriel Voisin
  ...end of the century, the brothers had built, among other things, a rifle, a steam boat, a glider, and an automobile. ...uring the war. From then until 1960, he concentrated his efforts on making automobiles. His early cars were some of the finest luxury vehicles in the world, with
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• Alternator
  ...n engines. In UK, large alternators in power stations which are driven by steam turbines are called turbo-alternators. Alternators are used in modern [[automobiles]] to charge the battery and to power a car's electric system when its [[int
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• History of the internal combustion engine
  ...h one or two pistons—which served as steady power sources, replacing steam engines. ...od]]s, and [[flywheel]] in which the gas essentially took the place of the steam. This was the first internal combustion engine to be produced in numbers.
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• Brake
  ..."brake shoe" was the normal way of braking either a horse drawn vehicle or steam locomotive. Many varieties of arrangements of levers, rods and pivots were [[Category:Automobiles]]
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• Pierce-Arrow
  ...896, bicycles were added to the product range. A failed attempt to build a steam-powered car was made in 1900 with license from Overman, but by 1901 Pierce ...896, bicycles were added to the product range. A failed attempt to build a steam-powered car was made in 1900 with license from Overman, but by 1901 Pierce
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• History of the automobile
  ...automobile''' begins as early as 1769, with the creation of [[steam power|steam-powered]] [[automobile]]s capable of human transport<ref>Eckermann, Erik (2 ===Early automobiles===
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• Brass Era car
  ...''Frank Leslie's Popular Monthly'' magazine catalogued the entire range of automobiles available to the mass market in the United States. This list included the * [[Automobiles Darracq S.A.|American Darracq Automobile Company]] (New York, New York)
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• Internal Combustion Engine
  ...water or steam, which then in turn does work, for example by pressing on a steam actuated piston. ...od]]s, and [[flywheel]] in which the gas essentially took the place of the steam. This was the first internal combustion engine to be produced in numbers. H
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• Horsepower
  ...Also a French unit for [[tax horsepower]], short for ''chevaux vapeur'' ("steam horses") or ''cheval-vapeur''. ...- hence indicated [[HP|horsepower]]. It was the figure normally used for [[steam engine]]s in the 19th century but is misleading because the mechanical effi
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• Daimler Motoren Gesellschaft
  == Automobiles == ...1894]]'', in the ''petrol engine'' category, even beating some [[Steam car|steam-cars]],: .
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• Geneva Motor Show
  ...alon is scheduled by the [[Organisation Internationale des Constructeurs d'Automobiles]], which considers it a major international auto show. ...on]] models have been featured in the show. Models ranging from benzene to steam, with many exotic and [[supercar]]s stealing the spotlights throughout the
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• Electric vehicle
  ...lear reactor. The nuclear reactor usually provides heat, which drives a [[steam turbine]], which drives a generator, which is then fed to the propulsion. ...lectric cars and rail transport were commonplace, with commercial electric automobiles having the majority of the market. Electrified trains were used for coal t
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• Gas turbine
  *150: Hero's Engine (''aeolipile'')&nbsp;&mdash; Apparently, Hero's steam engine was taken to be no more than a toy, and thus its full potential not ...cience-technology.com/Notes/Notes%201.htm |title=Taqi al-Din and the First Steam Turbine |accessdate=2008-03-29|last=Hassan |first=Ahmad Y |authorlink=Ahmad
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• Car safety
  ...he invention of the automobile, when [[Nicolas-Joseph Cugnot]] crashed his steam-powered "Fardier" against a wall in 1771. One of the earliest recorded auto ...equivalent, EuroNCAP have each issued independent safety tests for all new automobiles, without reciprocity.
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• Transmission (mechanics)
  ...ht-angle drives and other gearing in windmills, horse-powered devices, and steam engines, mainly in support of pumping, milling, and hoisting. [[Category:Automobiles]]
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• Transmission
  ...ht-angle drives and other gearing in windmills, horse-powered devices, and steam engines, mainly in support of pumping, milling, and hoisting. [[Category:Automobiles]]
  13 KB (1,907 words) - 06:37, 16 January 2009
• Classic Car Club of America
  * [[Doble Steam Car|Doble]]
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• Catalytic converter
  ...n internal combustion engine. First widely introduced on series-production automobiles in the US market for the 1975 model year to comply with tightening [[Enviro ...emissions. They also were used on spark ignition ([[gasoline]]) engines in automobiles up until 1981, when they were replaced by three-way converters due to regul
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• Automotive industry
  |publisher=[[Organisation Internationale des Constructeurs d'Automobiles|OICA]] In 2007, a total of 71.9 million new automobiles were sold worldwide: 22.9 million in Europe, 21.4 million in Asia-Pacific,
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• Tires
  ...own as '''radial tires''') are standard for almost all modern [[automobile|automobiles]]. ...however, become almost ubiquitous as original and replacement equipment on automobiles marketed in the United States, due to their convenience and their adequate
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