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  2. Should I warm up my car before driving on frigid winter days ...

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    Unlike gas-powered vehicles, running your EV in your garage or out on the street does not produce harmful fumes." Contributing: Coral Murphy Marcos, Dalvin Brown, Ben Tobin, and Minnah Arshad, USA ...

  3. Cold weather means staying safe. Tips for your home, yourself ...

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    Mayo Clinic defines hypothermia as when your core body temperature drops below 95 degrees due to the body losing heat faster than it can produce it. It's caused by serious exposure to cold weather.

  4. Cold start (automotive) - Wikipedia

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    A cold start can be difficult for an engine due to higher viscosity of oil and fuel in cold temperatures. Generally speaking, diesel engines have more difficulty starting at low outside temperatures than gasoline engines, and electric engines have the most problems. Diesel engines do not use spark plugs to ignite the air fuel mixture and rely ...

  5. Car won’t start in the cold? Check out these tips as winter ...

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    “It’s just so dang cold,” one Kansas City auto mechanic said. Learn how to prepare your car for the frigid temperatures in the weather forecast this weekend.

  6. Methanol fuel - Wikipedia

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    Methanol is safer for the environment than gasoline, is an anti-freeze agent, prevents dirt and grime buildup within the engine, has a higher ignition temperature and can withstand compression equivalent to that of super high-octane gasoline. [1] It can readily be used in most modern engines. [2]

  7. Dry gas - Wikipedia

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    Dry gas is an alcohol-based additive gas used in automobiles to prevent water from freezing in water-contaminated fuels, thereby restoring the combustive power of gasoline spoiled by water. Dry gas is added to the fuel tank and binds to the water to burn it off, and typically contains either methanol or isopropyl alcohol .

  8. 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.

  9. Service (motor vehicle) - Wikipedia

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    A motor vehicle service or tune-up is a series of maintenance procedures carried out at a set time interval or after the vehicle has traveled a certain distance. The service intervals are specified by the vehicle manufacturer in a service schedule and some modern cars display the due date for the next service electronically on the instrument panel.