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  • ...[[Hybrid vehicle|hybrids]] that obtain additional energy from the ambient environment (solar panel, windmill or sail). An example is a [[velomobile]] with an ele
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  • ...authorities) in other parts of Great Britain, or by the Department of the Environment in Northern Ireland.
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  • # The classic car owner who wishes to store his/her vehicle in an optimum environment.
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  • ...ckly than conventional and gullwing doors, especially in a cramped pitlane environment such as the pre-1991 [[Le Mans]] circuit. Since then, butterfly doors have
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  • ...though accidents are common due to the large number of cars within a tight environment. The fastest and most expensive Rod formula are the National Hot Rods (not
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  • ...alities. FARS data is critical to understanding the characteristics of the environment, trafficway, vehicles, and persons involved in the crash.
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  • “In theory, motorsport is the right environment to quickly develop new technology, but in practice the restrictions imposed
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  • ...86,4% of car sales in Europe,<ref name="ec.europa.eu">http://ec.europa.eu/environment/co2/pdf/cars_ia_final_report.pdf PDF </ref>the impact of the latter two is * [http://ec.europa.eu/environment/co2/co2_agreements.htm European Commission page on agreements with automoti
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  • ...and reliability. The green colour represents social responsibility to the environment and the community, while the red colour symbolises the development of compe
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  • ===Environment=== ...t Service Rule Revs Up Off-Road Vehicle Fight| work = Article| publisher = Environment News Service (ENS) | date = July 8, 2004| url = http://www.ens-newswire.com
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  • ...rate on high speed roads, this is not intended to be its primary operating environment. The [[REVA]] electric vehicle as used in its home environment, India. This may soon be exported to the USA with speed electronically limi
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  • ...tiny, simple, and cheap even by microcar standards, was a product of this environment and was well suited to its time and market.
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  • ...and torque (+ 4%) yet overall weight was unchanged. The advantages to the environment translate too into a 5% drop in CO2 emissions.
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  • ...be viewed in operation when the engine was running. This made for a messy environment as oil was thrown from the engine and could run on the ground. Another disa
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  • ...trol and a premium audio system provide a tasteful and purposeful interior environment. All touch surfaces - steering wheel, control knobs, and shifter - are fini
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  • ...ee.mit.edu/public/LFEE_2003-001_RP.pdf MIT's Laboratory for Energy and the Environment - Comparative Assessment of Fuel Cell Cars] ...ee.mit.edu/public/LFEE_2003-001_RP.pdf MIT's Laboratory for Energy and the Environment - Comparative Assessment of Fuel Cell Cars]
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  • ...ued their electric vehicle (EV) programs - despite growing concern for the environment and over ever-increasing fuel costs, the market for EVs never really flouri ...which is an environmental hazard; therefore, it is less detrimental to the environment. Nickel metal hydride batteries are lightweight, have a longer shelf life,
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  • ...type of quasi-hybrid vehicles more beneficial to public relations then the environment
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  • Rust is an issue for the Scorpion and Montecarlo. Unless kept in a dry environment active prevention is required to fend off rust. The firewall and wheel wel
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  • ...802.11 family and also referred to as [[Wireless Access for the Vehicular Environment]] (WAVE), is the primary standard that addresses and enhances [[Intelligent When used in a commercial environment vehicle telematics can potentially be a powerful and valuable tool to impro
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  • ...terests of providing aerodynamic stability and a reasonably placid cockpit environment. The four spoke steering wheel of the concept was replaced by a three spok
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  • ...tation industry while virtually eliminating accidents, and cleaning up the environment. According to urban designer and futurist Michael E. Arth, driverless elect ...and used [[Stereoscopy|stereoscopic vision]] algorithms to understand its environment, as opposed to the "laser, radar - whatever you need" approach taken by ot
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  • ...Hybrid Cars|hybrid]] is by no means the car that will ensure a super clean environment for future generations to come (with mileage ratings in the mid 20's), but
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  • ...ironmental laws in the Code of Federal Regulations, Title 40—Protection of Environment, Section 600.315-82 Classes of comparable automobiles. Passenger car classe ...t = McCarthy | first = Tom | title = Auto Mania: Cars, Consumers, and the Environment | publisher = Yale University Press | date = 2007 | page = 144 | isbn = 9
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  • ...ommon sense that will usher new users to this technology. Where saving the environment for generations to come sometimes is reason enough, others just really need
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  • ...ins, and other engine-equipped machines. A catalytic converter provides an environment for a chemical reaction wherein toxic combustion byproducts are converted t *[[Environment Canada]] - Canada (most sources)
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  • [[Category:Environment]]
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  • ...ues. Over 400 models had this defect. Certain variances in temperature and environment would cause the hose to fail.
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  • ...and Cabriolet, Audi 100 Sedan and Avant, and the Audi V8. In this creative environment he enjoyed working together with other designers such as [[J Mays]] and [[P
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  • ...ue to the bulky space suit equipment required to sustain life in the lunar environment. The rovers have a top speed of about 8 mph.
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  • High levels of sulfur in diesel are harmful for the environment. It prevents the use of catalytic diesel particulate filters to control die
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  • ...rl Breer]]'s curiosity about how forms affected their movement through the environment. According to Chrysler, Breer's quest was started while watching geese trav
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  • ...ics/511385.stm bbc.co.uk: Top Gear too fast for MPs]</ref> and ignored the environment, under Clarkson's presentation the show pulled in huge audiences. It became
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  • ...ed States was a great way to promote the company in a previously unvisited environment. When asked what else M-TEC would like to accomplish in America with the go
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  • * {{dmoz|Science/Environment/Air_Quality/Air_Dispersion_Modeling/|Air Dispersion Modeling}}
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  • ...w.html 2011 Lincoln MKX with Fresh Looks, New 3.7-Liter V6 and Button-Free Environment Premieres in Detroit]
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  • ...few remaining examples better adapted to the modern 'traffic calmed' urban environment, than most of the current generation of (more crashworthy) cars that are mu
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  • ...xtracting the oil at low cost and without too deleterious an impact on the environment remains a challenge. ...Offshore exploration and extraction of oil disturbs the surrounding marine environment. Extraction may involve dredging, which stirs up the seabed, killing the se
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  • ...s is often carried out at a [[dynamometer]], giving the tuner a controlled environment to work in. An engine dynamometer gives a more precise calibration for raci
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  • ...the European Topic Centre on Air and Climate Change (part of the European Environment Agency)
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  • The [[automobile]] is one of the most noticeable modern influences on the environment. For a large part of its development, no consideration was given to concer
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  • ...uickly as possible and to fully evaluate that new standard's impact on the environment.<ref name="ninthcourt" /> ...g/Article.cfm?artId=9732|title=Congress debates CAFE moratorium again|work=Environment News|accessdate=June 22, 2007 }}</ref>
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  • ...e that legal use taking place under planned access along with the multiple environment and trail conservation efforts by ORV groups is a solid step in avoiding th ...to resources. These impacts cause severe and lasting damage to the natural environment on which human-powered and equestrian recreation depends and alter the remo
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  • ...eneration of Vehicles (PNGV) | format=http | work=National Library for the Environment | url=http://www.ncseonline.org/NLE/CRSreports/energy/eng-9.cfm | accessdat ...ler power unit better reflects the ''average power requirement'' in a city environment. The batterypack and relatively high power electric motors provide the req
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  • ...r Emile works for Renault as testing engineer thus Rédélé raises within an environment which is fascinating him from the beginning of his lifetime.
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  • The spark plug's firing end will be affected by the internal environment of the combustion chamber. As the spark plug can be removed for inspection,
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  • | title = Economics not environment: Steve Wells has his 4.2 litre V8 Defender converted to LPG to save money,
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  • Energy Environment International developed a method for producing butanol from biomass, which
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  • ...missing several features often found on comparable products. For example, environment conditions such as temperature are static, and clutch and transmission mode
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  • ...ransit history, and concluded, "GM or not, under a less onerous regulatory environment, buses would have replaced streetcars even earlier than they actually did."
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  • ...0s -- and mainly in one place -- southern California -- to create a unique environment in which the hot rod and its culture were born. ...met, allowing the wearer breathably clean and cool air in the dusty desert environment.
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  • ...nute long movie-like presentation of the car in an urban, young and modern environment.
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  • ...y to test their driving capability in the most exclusive gentlemen drivers environment.
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  • ...ation of complex combustion chemistry that occurs in a difficult to manage environment. However, it accurately describes the magnitude of the fuel metering task,
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  • ...bustor, where [[fuel]] is mixed with air and ignited. In the high pressure environment of the combustor, combustion of the fuel increases the temperature. The pro
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  • ...ific Northwest and Southwest of the United States due to their mountainous environment and the Southeastern and Deep South of the United States due to the muddy c
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  • In the post-World War II environment of the 1950s, the DS was a significant advertisement for French manufacturi
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  • ...ng changes. GM, [[Ford]], and [[Chrysler]] competed vigorously in this new environment.
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  • ...d microwaves—located all around the car generate a virtual 3D "map" of the environment around the car in the car's drive-by-wire supercomputer, which automaticall ...desires.) The screen can also show a virtual "map" of the car's immediate environment from a "God's Eye" point of view (i.e., as if it were being observed from a
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  • ...by natural geomagnetic storms, predominantly at high latitudes.<ref>Space Environment Center. [http://www.sec.noaa.gov/nav/[[Navigation System|gps]].html SEC [[N
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  • ...as 'blue' or 'green', the latter being designed to be less harmful to the environment.
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  • ...ut different viscosity motor oil may perform better based on the operating environment. Many manufacturers have varying requirements and have designations for mot
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  • ...bserved. Its high profile and popularity makes it an obvious merchandising environment which leads to very high investments from sponsors translating into extreme
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  • The presenters decided to grow their own environment-friendly [[Gasoline|petrol]] by planting rapeseed in a field. For this chal
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  • ...MPG imperial) for a gasoline (petrol)-fueled car.<ref>[http://ec.europa.eu/environment/news/efe/24/article_4119_en.htm European strategy targets car emissions]</r ...tp://www.infrastructure.gov.au/roads/environment/index.aspx Vehicles & the Environment]</ref> Fuel consumption figures are expressed as ''urban'', ''extra urban''
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  • His views on the environment once precipitated a small demonstration at the 2005 award ceremony for his
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