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Overview The spark ignition (SI) engine is the dominant passenger car and light truck powerplant…

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Five key factors affect the auto designer’s selection of materials: manufacturability and cost, performance, weight,…

This chapter discusses the technical potential and probable costs of a range of advanced vehicle…

The battery is the critical technology for electric vehicles, providing both energy and power storage.…

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Reductions in vehicular emissions are a key goal of programs to develop advanced technology vehicles.…

Most of the results of OTA’s analyses of mid-size autos apply similarly, on a percentage…

The Thermoelectric (TEC) innovation was first found by a French physicist named Jean Peltier that…