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  2. History of the battery - Wikipedia

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    This was known as the trough battery. [4] Volta himself invented a variant that consisted of a chain of cups filled with a salt solution, linked together by metallic arcs dipped into the liquid. This was known as the Crown of Cups. These arcs were made of two different metals (e.g., zinc and copper) soldered together.

  3. Automotive battery - Wikipedia

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    A typical 12 V, 40 Ah lead-acid car battery. An automotive battery, or car battery, is a rechargeable battery that is used to start a motor vehicle.. Its main purpose is to provide an electric current to the electric-powered starting motor, which in turn starts the chemically-powered internal combustion engine that actually propels the vehicle.

  4. Vehicle identification number - Wikipedia

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    VIN on a Chinese moped VIN on a 1996 Porsche 993 GT2 VIN visible in the windshield VIN recorded on a Chinese vehicle licence. A vehicle identification number (VIN; also called a chassis number or frame number) is a unique code, including a serial number, used by the automotive industry to identify individual motor vehicles, towed vehicles, motorcycles, scooters and mopeds, as defined by the ...

  5. Timeline of North American automobiles - Wikipedia

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    (No civilian vehicles were made this year) 1944. Willys-Overland CJ-1 (1944) ... Renault Le Car (1983-1985) (Canada only) Shelby Charger (1983-1987) 1984

  6. Automotive industry in Canada - Wikipedia

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    Among the 17 vehicles assembled in Canada, [needs update] excluding assembly costs, the amount of Canadian parts content in the average vehicle assembled in Canada was $4,105 in 2016 or 17.2% of the overall parts content, according to a study by DesRosiers. [3] The number has fluctuated between 25.6% and as low as 13% in recent years. [3]

  7. History of the diesel car - Wikipedia

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    The only other major car market where diesel cars were popular is India. Driven by cheap subsidized diesel fuel, diesel cars had a peak market share of 47% around 2012. [ 21 ] Meanwhile, diesel market share in the United States and China remained low. [ 22 ]

  8. Volvo Halifax Assembly - Wikipedia

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    At the new facility, production increased to over 36 cars a day. [8] And, in 1974, production at the plant increased to more than 12,000 vehicles a year. In 1986, Volvo Canada announced plans to construct a new plant to build the Volvo 740, which the company said required more space for assembly than the existing factory could provide. [9]

  9. Studebaker - Wikipedia

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    The 1913 six-cylinder models were the first cars to employ the important advancement of monobloc engine casting which became associated with a production-economy drive in the years of the war. At that time, a 28-year-old university graduate engineer, Fred M. Zeder , was appointed chief engineer.