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• Engine control unit
  ...ulled into the engine. The ECU will inject more fuel according to how much air is passing into the engine. If the engine has not warmed up yet, more fuel ...rottle stop using a bidirectional DC motor. Early TBI systems used an idle air control stepper motor. Effective idle speed control must anticipate the eng
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• Ford Cleveland engine
  ...ne designs required bulky and unsightly external tubing to feed Thermactor air into the exhaust manifolds and exhaust gas to the EGR valve below the [[car ...ch had to be placed before the Thermactor air was added. Since Thermactor air was injected right into the block's exhaust ports in the M-block, there was
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• Internal Combustion Engine
  ...irst internal combustion engines did not have compression, but ran on what air/fuel mixture could be sucked or blown in during the first part of the intak ...lta/Pages/eF5struF.html]) in which an electric spark exploded a mixture of air and hydrogen, firing a cork from the end of the gun.
  31 KB (4,688 words) - 09:27, 21 August 2010
• Catalytic converter
  ...al temperature of the catalytic converter, and thus precipitate out of the air. ...xture control. This is because the three-way converter works best when the air-fuel ratio of the engine is kept within a certain very narrow range of the
  22 KB (3,502 words) - 10:56, 28 March 2010
• ACEA agreement
  ...ments/newsreleases/TERM2004-en Poor European test standards understate air pollution from cars]
  10 KB (1,420 words) - 09:04, 24 May 2010
• Isuzu Panther
  Pedestrians are complaining about the air pollution produced from the exhaust of the diesel powered Panther.Some car magazines
  9 KB (1,256 words) - 09:15, 31 October 2010
• Plug-in hybrid
  ...unities, Southern California Air Quality Management District, Yolo-Solano Air Quality Management District, [[CARB]], and other governmental agencies. In ...-- may also be more practical. From a human health perspective, "shifting" pollution away from large urban areas may be considered a significant advantage.
  32 KB (4,593 words) - 03:49, 26 May 2010
• Alcohol fuel
  ...nt is however not directly applicable to engines as the compression of the air in the cylinder means that the temperature is several hundred degrees Celsi ...lations may also require other formulations or added chemicals that reduce pollution, but add complexity to the fuel distribution and increase the cost of the f
  21 KB (3,045 words) - 06:53, 26 May 2010
• Off-roading
  ...as off-road tires (provided they are road-legal), recovery winches, raised air intakes etc. Vehicles on RTV trials are usually best described as "modified ...les as far as possible before winching is needed. Roll-cages and "snorkel" air intakes are required to prevent vehicle damage. The vehicle's electrical sy
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• Petroleum electric hybrid vehicle
  ...ed to recapture energy and stored to power electrical accessories, such as air conditioning. Shutting down the engine at idle can also be used to reduce f ...nt heat from its surroundings.<ref>[http://www.aircaraccess.com/pics01.htm Air cars] from Pneumatic Options Research Library</ref>
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• Unsafe at Any Speed
  Chapter four documents the automobile's impact on air pollution and its contribution to smog, with a particular focus on Los Angeles. ...ng to the creation the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency‎ and the Clean Air Act, among other things.
  14 KB (2,134 words) - 10:26, 11 March 2010
• Parking
  *'''''Carport''''' (open-air single-level covered parking) ...of more parking spaces encourages more road traffic, making congestion and pollution worse.
  15 KB (2,319 words) - 14:19, 28 August 2009
• Tires
  ...ing to develop a tire and wheel combination, the Tweel, which does not use air. ...use of its suitable mechanical properties and excellent impermeability for air.
  29 KB (4,878 words) - 11:14, 23 February 2010
• Battery electric vehicle
  ..., absorbed glass mat, NiCd, nickel metal hydride, Li-ion, Li-poly and zinc-air batteries and the Molten salt battery. ...manufacture of advanced batteries such as Li-ion, Li ion polymer and zinc-air are hazardous and potentially environmentally damaging. While these technol
  56 KB (8,990 words) - 15:42, 24 September 2009
• Ford Bronco
  • The air cleaner was redesigned to help increase air flow. • There were catalytic converters installed due to the pollution control laws.
  18 KB (2,807 words) - 15:15, 22 August 2010
• Pony car
  ...c]] [[automatic transmission]] or four-speed manual gearbox, [[radio]]s, [[air conditioning]], [[power steering]], and other accessories.<ref>[http://auto .... Performance of the hottest pony cars began to erode as a result of [[air pollution|emissions controls]] and the added weight of required safety features. The
  20 KB (2,926 words) - 17:24, 31 March 2010
• Effects of the automobile on societies
  ...art of its development, no consideration was given to concerns such as air pollution, destruction caused by road-building, and the massively increased consumpti
  14 KB (2,190 words) - 12:17, 18 May 2010
• Corporate Average Fuel Economy
  ...[[fuel economy in automobiles|fuel economy]], [[road-traffic safety]], air pollution, and climate change. In the mid 2000s, increasing safety of smaller cars an ...ped of their historic right to set their own more stringent automotive air pollution standards.
  63 KB (9,262 words) - 07:46, 10 July 2010
• Peugeot 205
  ...petrol injection and catalytic converters introduced, to meet the new 1992 pollution limits. 1996 Peugeot 205 (1124 cc) ...), and came equipped with all available vendor options at that time except air-conditioning, but including full black leather interior, ABS, powersteering
  24 KB (3,630 words) - 05:49, 8 August 2009
• Alpine
  In 1987 fitment of anti-pollution systems allowed the V6 Turbo to be distributed to Switzerland, Germany, Aus ...front was completely re-designed The interior was also greatly improved. Air-conditioning and power steering were fitted as standard. The total producti
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