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  • ===Gas Mileage=== Natural Green Pearl <BR>
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  • Most geologists view crude oil, like coal and [[natural gas]], as the product of compression and heating of ancient organic materials o ...m temperature oil does not form, and above the maximum temperature natural gas forms instead. Though this corresponds to different depths for different lo
    35 KB (5,561 words) - 04:29, 26 May 2010
  • ...than any other consideration, such as [[Top Fuel|top-fuel dragsters]] and vehicles used in tractor pulling competitions, positive displacement [[Supercharged ...tegory, being part fish and part fowl. The Comprex design uses the exhaust gas to directly compress the incoming charge.)
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  • Aspiration: Natural, with Variable Length Intake Manifold via butterfly valve in Intake Manifol ..., rose-jointed unequal-length wishbones, push-rods, coil springs, Bilstein gas-pressurised monotube dampers, electronic adaptive damping, electronic heigh
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  • ...ssor coupled to a downstream turbine, and a combustion chamber in-between. Gas turbine may also refer to just the turbine component. ...to the turbine comes from the reduction in the temperature of the exhaust gas.
    31 KB (4,779 words) - 13:07, 29 October 2010
  • ...[wheels]] or propellers driven by rotary motors, or in the case of tracked vehicles, by [[linear motor]]s. == Advantages of electric vehicles ==
    15 KB (2,113 words) - 15:32, 28 July 2009
  • ...easingly, alternatives such as [[biodiesel]] or biomass to liquid (BTL) or gas to liquid (GTL) diesel that are not derived from petroleum are being develo Synthetic diesel may also be produced out of [[natural gas]] in the GTL process or out of coal in the CTL process. Such synthetic dies
    11 KB (1,779 words) - 06:15, 2 November 2009
  • ...r- or chain-drive from the engine's crankshaft. It can also be driven by a gas turbine powered by the exhaust gasses from the engine. Turbine-driven [[Su ...ch equilibrium. It is the back flow which actually compresses the incoming gas. This is a higly inefficient process and the main factor in the lack of eff
    23 KB (3,492 words) - 23:18, 17 December 2008
  • ...nol is produced through fermentation of sugars and methanol from synthesis gas. ...]' which averages the RON and MON ratings (RON+MON)/2, and is used on U.S. gas station pumps. As a compression ignition engine fuel, both alcohols create
    21 KB (3,045 words) - 06:53, 26 May 2010
  • ...eat, which is then converted to mechanical work by the engine based on the gas laws. In modern automotive applications, the fuel metering task is only one ...er fuel with great precision, and when used in conjunction with an Exhaust Gas Oxygen Sensor (EGO sensor), they are also very accurate. The advent of digi
    33 KB (4,922 words) - 12:15, 4 June 2009
  • ...]] to the five metre long (LWB) variants of the [[Mercedes Sprinter]] van. Vehicles larger than this are classified as trucks (or lorries in British English). ...or passengers beyond 7. By comparison with full sized vans, they get good gas mileage, do not require overheight parking, have comfortable flexible seati
    15 KB (2,301 words) - 12:14, 11 October 2009
  • ...s combustion engines, such as [[Jet engine]]s, most [[rocket]]s and many [[gas turbine]]s are also very definitely internal combustion engines. ...1: The American [[Samuel Morey]] received a patent for a compression-less "Gas Or [[Vapor Engine]]".
    31 KB (4,688 words) - 09:27, 21 August 2010
  • There have been a number of vehicles bearing the '''Charger''' nameplate, but the name has generally denoted a p ===Gas Mileage===
    23 KB (3,252 words) - 02:48, 19 December 2010
  • ...of TransLink, operates regular transit buses, powered by diesel or natural gas, in most of the region's municipalities and trolley buses primarily within ...ic hybrid buses and natural-gas buses, with an additional order of natural-gas buses scheduled for delivery in mid-2006.
    28 KB (4,186 words) - 08:07, 30 April 2010
  • A '''[[Turbo Engine|turbocharger]]''' is an exhaust gas-driven compressor used to increase the power output of an [[internal-combus ...driven [[Supercharger]]. Turbochargers are a true gas compressor, as the gas (air) is compressed inside of the [[Turbo Engine|turbocharger]]. Unlike a
    33 KB (5,096 words) - 15:49, 15 March 2010
  • ...stant substance available. Racing fuels, [[AvGas]], [[liquefied petroleum gas]] (LPG), and [[alcohol fuel]]s such as [[methanol]] or [[ethanol]] may have ...ow<ref name=natgas>{{cite book|author=Ingersoll, John G.|title=Natural gas vehicles|publisher=Fairmont Press |location=Lilburn, Ga|year=1996|pages=327|isbn=0-8
    18 KB (2,775 words) - 01:08, 8 July 2010
  • ...been criticised by some, who note that the prices of gasoline and natural gas have increased dramatically in the subsequent years. *[http://busdrawings.com/index_ttc.htm Drawings of TTC vehicles] ([http://transit.toronto.on.ca/bus/8003.shtml and some more]) by Peter McL
    14 KB (2,119 words) - 17:03, 14 April 2010
  • '''Battery electric vehicles''' or '''BEV'''s are [[electric vehicle]]s whose main energy storage is in ...mes used, forming a type of [[hybrid vehicle]]. Batteries used in electric vehicles include "flooded" lead-acid, absorbed glass mat, NiCd, nickel metal hydride
    56 KB (8,990 words) - 15:42, 24 September 2009
  • ...er batteries and starter motors. There is no standard terminology for such vehicles, although they may be termed [[mild hybrid]]s. ...also brother of author [[Herman Wouk]] ). Wouk's work with electric hybrid vehicles in the 1960s and 1970s earned him the title as the "Godfather of the Hybrid
    48 KB (7,153 words) - 16:31, 25 September 2009
  • ===Gas Mileage=== ...patible' materials - materials which are either recycled, recyclable or of natural origin. The bodywork has been lightly redesigned to improve aerodynamic eff
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