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• Hand brake
  ...crash - less momentum can be gained through the car rolling and hence more energy is transferred to the disfigurement of the crashed vehicles.
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• Ferrari FF
  *According to Friday, 31 May 2013 US Department of Energy, Ferrari FF, 12 cyl., 6.3 L, Auto (AM7) is 2013 Least Fuel Efficient Car in
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• Fiberglass
  ...] and [[crystal]]line states of silica (glass and [[quartz]]) have similar energy levels on a molecular basis, also implying that the glassy form is extremel
  11 KB (1,828 words) - 13:41, 11 February 2009
• Wankel engine
  ...racted from the same volume of fuel, as the exhaust has to expend time and energy "catching up" to the rotor before it can accomplish any work. {{citation n
  23 KB (3,604 words) - 09:49, 2 August 2009
• Aluminium
  ...s viable economically and/or ecologically. The world-wide average specific energy consumption is approximately 15±0.5 [[kilowatt-hour]]s per kilogram of alu ...g involves melting the scrap, a process that uses only five percent of the energy needed to produce aluminium from ore. Recycling was a low-profile activity
  35 KB (5,288 words) - 22:04, 13 July 2007
• SI
  * [[Electrical energy|Electric energy]] is often billed in [[watt-hour|kilowatt-hours]] instead of megajoules.
  19 KB (2,827 words) - 11:05, 5 March 2017
• Inertia
  ...e of inertia is intimately linked with the principles of [[conservation of energy]] and [[Momentum#Conservation of momentum|conservation of momentum]].
  10 KB (1,506 words) - 13:22, 8 October 2009
• Sleeve valve
  ...against the spring to open the valve), but the cam "regains" much of this energy when the spring closes, the valve, as it helps to push the cam around, as w
  9 KB (1,597 words) - 08:25, 8 October 2009
• Pistonless rotary engine
  ...le does not move, that of the rotor does. The angular momentum and kinetic energy of motion of the rotor also both vary, producing more vibration, see [[engi *[http://dmoz.org/Science/Technology/Energy/Devices/Internal_Combustion_Engines/Rotary/ Open Directory: Rotary Engines]
  10 KB (1,627 words) - 08:32, 2 October 2009
• Fuel injection
  ...tput. The combustion process converts the fuel's chemical energy into heat energy, whether the fuel arrived via EFI or via a carburetor. Airflow is often imp ...n to burn all the fuel. The unburned portion of fuel is so small, the lost energy is trivial to fuel efficiency, and therefore commercially insignificant to
  35 KB (5,222 words) - 08:19, 11 June 2009
• Diesel engine
  ...n]] (usually atmospheric air), rather than a separate source of ignition [[energy]] (such as a [[spark plug]]), as is the case in the [[gasoline engine]]. ...in raising efficiency, but [[diesel fuel]] contains approximately 30% more energy per unit volume than [[gasoline]], and this is the crucial factor.
  33 KB (5,114 words) - 23:11, 23 September 2009
• Pagani Huayra
  ...wing the suspensions to work at their best while incorporating an advanced energy absorbing crash structure, ready to protect the occupants in the unlikely e ...gine with the second pump only activated when necessary, thus reducing the energy required to run the fuel pumps and eliminates the waste of excessive fuel b
  17 KB (2,787 words) - 18:29, 10 March 2011
• Catalytic converter
  ...internal-combustion engine|engine]]'s [[combustion chamber]], so no useful energy is extracted. The catalytic converter was invented at [[Trinity College (
  11 KB (1,638 words) - 08:05, 8 October 2009
• 24 Hours of Daytona
  In 1972, due to the energy crisis, the race was shortened to 6 hours, while for 1974 the race was canc | colspan=6 align="center" | No race due to an [[1973 oil crisis|energy crisis]]
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• Fibreglass
  ...] and [[crystal]]line states of silica (glass and [[quartz]]) have similar energy levels on a molecular basis, also implying that the glassy form is extremel
  11 KB (1,713 words) - 11:45, 8 October 2009
• Philippe de Rothschild
  ...need of considerable repair. Together with dedicated employees, he put his energy into restoring the vineyard and by the early 1950s was once again producing
  10 KB (1,561 words) - 18:31, 25 September 2009
• Economy
  ...raw materials needed for manufacturing and more than 80% of the country's energy sources are imported. Italy's economic strength is in the processing and th
  15 KB (2,062 words) - 12:58, 18 September 2009
• Airbag
  ...stem. Most diagnostic units contain a device that stores enough electrical energy to deploy the air bag if the vehicle's battery is destroyed very early in a ...bout 28 mi/h (45 km/h). This is because the parked car absorbs some of the energy of the crash, and is pushed by the striking vehicle. Unlike [[crash test]]s
  24 KB (3,909 words) - 10:43, 8 October 2009
• Ferrari 150° Italia
  ...aspirated engine|Naturally aspirated]], 18,000 RPM limited with [[Kinetic Energy Recovery Systems|KERS]],
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• Bicycle
  ...ck racing bikes have transmission efficiencies of over 99% (nearly all the energy put in at the pedals ends up at the wheel). While generally variable ratio ...ed means of transportation. From a mechanical viewpoint, up to 99% of the energy delivered by the rider into the pedals is transmitted to the wheels, althou
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