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• Electric vehicle conversion
  ...arge their batteries via solar panels, fuel cells, gas generators or other alternative energy sources. Some experimenters have even used super capacitors to store ...us|trolleys and wires]] have involved limited production of very expensive fuel cell vehicles. Most economically effective development in this area involve
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• Moto Morini
  ...er the Moto Morini name. The government regulations favoured these lighter fuel efficient machines, and the successful Moto Morini M610 had advanced featur ...d by the "9 1/2" road bike. There have been criticisms of the computerised fuel injection mapping in these early models.
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• Internal combustion engine
  ...ned space called a combustion chamber. This [[exothermic]] reaction of a [[fuel]] with an [[oxidizer]] creates gases of high [[temperature]] and [[pressure ...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 intake str
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• Alfa Romeo 6c
  |Fuel capacity || The 6C 2300 (2309cc) was designed by [[Vittorio Jano]] as a cheaper alternative to the [[Alfa Romeo 8C|8C]].
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• Hybrid vehicle drivetrain
  ...ts torque output). The purpose of this engine "lugging" is to increase the fuel economy of the vehicle. ...izations in the engine itself to reduce drag, results in 80%–100% gains in fuel economy compared to four-door conventional cars of similar weight and size.
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• Ducati Desmosedici
  ...re powerful version of the GP5. Involving better aerodynamics and a better fuel tank position, most importantly, although more powerful, the engine deliver ...lubricants and fuels used with the GP8 are believed to provide comparable fuel savings, while decreasing internal engine friction and increasing maximum p
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• Pistonless rotary engine
  The term '''''rotary combustion engine''''' has been suggested as an alternative name for these engines to distinguish them from the obsolete [[aircraft eng ...ines use two interleaved rotors in a cylindric or toroidal stator. The air-fuel mix is aspirated, compressed, ignited and burnt between each rotor's forwar
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• Ship
  ...to [[warship]]s and equals the actual weight of a ship complete with crew, fuel, stores and water. *'''Light ship tonnage''' measures the actual weight of the ship with no [[fuel]], no persons, no [[cargo]], no [[water]] on board is not usually quoted.
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• Hybrid vehicles
  ...er systems may have common subsystems or components. The HV provide better fuel economy than a conventional vehicle because the engine is smaller and may b ...e also seen occasional use. A number of other hybrid vehicles use hydrogen fuel.
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• Hatchback
  ...space that is hinged behind the rear seats and lifts with the tailgate. An alternative is a flexible roll-up [[tonneau cover]]. ...n that of hatchbacks, and that they bought hatchbacks during times of high fuel costs because they had to. The poor quality and basic nature of many hatch
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• SI
  ...lia, and [[New Zealand]] (but not elsewhere). This has been accepted as an alternative by the [[General Conference on Weights and Measures|CGPM]] since [[1979]]. ...[http://www.bipm.org/en/si/si_brochure/chapter5/5-3-7.html]. However, no alternative is suggested by BIPM.
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• Lancia
  ...ong rally heritage. Modern Lancias are seen as presenting a more luxurious alternative to the models in the Fiat range upon which they are based. One of the firm' ...esults were hampered by poor reliability and [[Fuel economy in automobiles|fuel economy]] and it only managed to win three [[European Endurance Championshi
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• Car safety
  ...n official crash test results and road deaths in vehicles is not exact. An alternative method of assessing vehicle safety is to study the [[road accident statisti *Fuel pump shutoff devices turn off gas flow in the event of a collision for the
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• Passive safety
  ...n official crash test results and road deaths in vehicles is not exact. An alternative method of assessing vehicle safety is to study the [[road accident statisti *Fuel pump shutoff devices turn off gas flow in the event of a collision for the
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• Motobi
  ...hose products were at first solely identified by a large letter 'B' on the fuel tank. ...fuel tank with its distinctive upward sweep to the steering head empty of fuel, there's not much to stop. Well, until you add the rider, that is....Actual
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• Indy Racing League
  ...es Auto Club|USAC]]. George blueprinted the IRL as a lower-cost open-wheel alternative to CART, which had come to be technology-driven and dominated by a few weal ...hanol]] and [[ethanol]]. For 2007, the engines will utilize a 100% ethanol fuel, and displacement will be increased back to 3.5 L.
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• 2006 Formula One season
  ...y involved the [[Grand Prix Manufacturers’ Association]]'s proposal for an alternative World Championship. On [[March 27]], the five car manufacturers involved lo ...his brakes at the corner, a stewards' inquiry stated, "We are left with no alternative but to conclude that the driver deliberately stopped his car on the circuit
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• Nuerburgring
  The '''Nürburgring''' (alternative spelling without [[Umlaut (diacritic)|umlaut]]: '''Nuerburgring''', but [[U ...ly due to failure of the rear suspension. As his car was still loaded with fuel in lap 2, he was badly burned, being saved by the combined actions of fello
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• Alfa Romeo 6C
  | Fuel Capacity || 6C 2300 was designed by [[Vittorio Jano]] as a cheaper alternative to the [[Alfa Romeo 8C|8C]]. Engine capacity was increased to 2309 cc.
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• Formula One
  ...cars ever. To reduce engine power output and thus speeds, the FIA limited fuel tank capacity in 1984 and [[boost]] pressures in 1988 before banning turboc ...Another new regulation made drivers start each race with the same level of fuel they had during qualifying, introducing a new tactical element to each team
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