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• Engine balance
  ...ine, as well as reducing the stress on other machinery and people near the engine. ...to reduce the size and weight of components (other than the obvious one of the flywheel) as a result of reduced stress and wear.
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• Gottlieb Daimler
  ...bile]] development. He invented the first high-speed [[petrol engine]] and the first four-wheel [[automobile]]. ...d a boat. They are renowned as the designers of this ''Grandfather Clock'' engine.
  16 KB (2,424 words) - 12:03, 21 February 2009
• Hypermiler
  ...s, drivers were able to refine these driving techniques and greatly exceed the EPA rating for their vehicle. ...t in hypermileage marathons. In these marathons, a route is determined and the drivers must optimize their driving over it until their tank of gas is cons
  11 KB (1,824 words) - 03:22, 15 October 2008
• Effects of the automobile on societies
  ...nology that has brought about unprecedented prosperity, while opponents on the other end claim it is a cancer on cities that has caused more harm than goo [[Image:Downtown connector daytime.jpg|thumb|325px|Modern [[automobile]]s on the road]]
  14 KB (2,190 words) - 12:17, 18 May 2010
• Wilhelm Maybach
  ...890s he was hailed in France, then the world centre for car production, as the "King of constructors". ...a new automobile introduced in late 1902, the ''Mercedes'' model, built to the specifications of [[Emil Jellinek]].
  22 KB (3,300 words) - 11:41, 3 June 2009
• Autogas
  ...is used as a [[fuel]] in [[internal combustion engine]]s in [[vehicles]]. The same equipment is also used for similar engines in stationary applications ...opane) and 28.7 megajoules per litre (for pure butane) depending upon the actual fuel composition.
  25 KB (4,088 words) - 20:43, 22 August 2009
• Gas turbine
  ...e, and a combustion chamber in-between. Gas turbine may also refer to just the turbine component. ...rgy given up to the turbine comes from the reduction in the temperature of the exhaust gas.
  31 KB (4,779 words) - 13:07, 29 October 2010
• History of the automobile
  ...ly history of the automobile can be divided into a number of eras based on the prevalent method of automotive propulsion during that time. Later periods w ...], inventor of the [[electric motor]], and [[Gaston Planté]], who invented the lead-acid battery in 1859.
  34 KB (4,969 words) - 00:44, 29 March 2010
• AutoVAZ
  ...the world as '''[[Lada]]''' was set up in the late 1960s in collaboration with [[Fiat]]. ...66 [[Fiat 124]] and introduced in 1970, are still the cars most associated with its [[Lada]] brand.
  25 KB (3,547 words) - 06:14, 28 November 2007
• Petroleum electric hybrid vehicle
  ...aste energy (such as regenerative braking and shutting down the combustion engine). ...ut of use. In the [[import scene]], hybrid was often used to describe an [[engine swap]]. Some have also referred to [[flexible-fuel vehicle]]s as ''hybrids'
  48 KB (7,153 words) - 16:31, 25 September 2009
• Fuel economy in automobiles
  ...e defined in the International Standard ISO 80000 Quantities and Units, so the nationally-defined reciprocal quantities '''fuel economy''' and '''fuel con The two most common ways to measure automobile fuel usage are:
  47 KB (6,900 words) - 05:53, 23 July 2010
• Jeep Wagoneer
  |Weight = '''Weight - you get the point''' |Engine = '''engine'''
  21 KB (2,924 words) - 17:11, 8 December 2010
• Automotive industry
  ...automotive industry''' designs, develops, manufactures, markets, and sells the world's [[motor vehicle]]s. In 2008, more than 70 million motor vehicles, i ...] grew strongly. Of the major markets, China, Russia, Brazil and India saw the most rapid growth.
  50 KB (6,757 words) - 15:11, 15 February 2010
• Petroleum
  ...Since petroleum is a non-renewable resource, many people are worried about the consequences of its depletion. Due to its continual demand and consequent v The combining form of the word ''petroleum'' is ''petro-'', as in ''petrodiesel'' (petroleum diesel).
  35 KB (5,561 words) - 04:29, 26 May 2010
• Holden
  ...automotive manufacturer with ties to [[General Motors]]. It is an icon in the region. ==History of the Firm==
  23 KB (3,523 words) - 00:17, 7 October 2010
• General Motors Company
  ...tial and commercial financing and insurance. GM's [[OnStar]] subsidiary is the industry leader in vehicle safety, security and information services. ...f Japan, and vehicle manufacturing ventures with several automakers around the world, including Toyota, Suzuki, Shanghai Automotive Industry Corp. of Chin
  30 KB (4,492 words) - 02:35, 11 April 2010
• Battery electric vehicle
  ...'' or '''BEV'''s are [[electric vehicle]]s whose main energy storage is in the chemical energy of batteries. ...at, NiCd, nickel metal hydride, Li-ion, Li-poly and zinc-air batteries and the Molten salt battery.
  56 KB (8,990 words) - 15:42, 24 September 2009
• Diesel Vehicles
  ..._dieselengine.jpg|thumb|180px|right|[[Rudolf Diesel]]'s 1893 patent on his engine design]] ...e source of ignition, such as a spark plug, as is the case in the gasoline engine.
  49 KB (7,542 words) - 23:04, 16 August 2009
• List of automotive superlatives
  ...', ''lightest'', ''best-selling'', and so on. They vary greatly in size, [[engine displacement]], power, price, and many other traits. ...ter World War II, and lists superlatives for earlier vehicles separately. The list is also limited to production road cars that:
  39 KB (4,958 words) - 07:11, 22 June 2010
• La Macchina
  |aka = "The Car" or "The Machine" |Production = Envisaged for 2020 at the latest
  88 KB (14,928 words) - 20:32, 22 September 2009

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