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  2. Flexible-fuel vehicle - Wikipedia

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    The Ford Model T's engine was capable of running on ethanol, gasoline, kerosene, or a mixture of the first two.. A flexible-fuel vehicle (FFV) or dual-fuel vehicle (colloquially called a flex-fuel vehicle) is an alternative fuel vehicle with an internal combustion engine designed to run on more than one fuel, usually gasoline blended with either ethanol or methanol fuel, and both fuels are ...

  3. Alternative fuel vehicle - Wikipedia

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    The fuel is burned in a boiler and the heat converts water into steam. When the water turns to steam, it expands. The expansion creates pressure. The pressure pushes the pistons back and forth. This turns the driveshaft to spin the wheels which provides moves the car forward. It works like a coal-fueled steam train, or steam boat. The steam car ...

  4. List of automobiles known for negative reception - Wikipedia

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    Car and Driver retroactively described the Fuego as being "shaped like a walrus with gas.” [91] Hemmings Motor News wrote of how "The Fuego soon developed a reputation for unreliable electronics and overheating issues, which led to head gasket failures if ignored for any length of time. The problem was likely compounded by a poor spare parts ...

  5. EVs that catch on fire are harder to extinguish. What you ...

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    That's because the car, a Kia EV6, was not traditionally gas-powered; rather, it was an electric vehicle. It took 40 minutes for firefighters to extinguish the fire before they could remove the ...

  6. Start-stop system - Wikipedia

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    A start-stop system off button on a Perodua Myvi. A vehicle start-stop system or stop-start system (also known as S&S, micro hybrid, or micro hybrid electric vehicle (μHEV)) [1] automatically shuts down and restarts the internal combustion engine to reduce the amount of time the engine spends idling, thereby reducing fuel consumption and emissions.

  7. When houses are fuel: Why firefighting was no match for a ...

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    When people see a wildfire’s destruction — the charred rubble and pools of melted aluminum from car wheels — they often assume the fire ignited in shrubbery, then barreled toward a ...

  8. Donald Trump promises no US state will be allowed to ban gas ...

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    Exxon Mobil is one of the largest oil-and-gas companies in the world, with more than 11,000 gas stations across the U.S.In 2023, the company generated $36 billion in profits and $55.4 billion in ...

  9. KITT - Wikipedia

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    It can also turn into two different types of a Ford F-150 4x4 truck (one completely stock and the other with some modifications), a Ford E-150 van, a Ford Crown Victoria Police Interceptor, a special edition Warriors In Pink Mustang (in support of breast cancer awareness month), a Ford Flex, and a 1969 Ford Mustang Mach 1 for disguise or to use ...