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However, cars registered before this date are taxed based on engine displacement. Cars under 1549 cm 3 qualify for a lower tax rate. [3] In Japan, the engine displacement is one of the factors (along with overall vehicle size and power output) used to determine the vehicle size class and therefore the cost of road tax for the vehicle.
A diesel cycle engine can be as much as 40% to 50% efficient at converting fuel into work, [2] where a typical automotive gasoline engine's efficiency is about 25% to 30%. [3] [4] In general, an engine is designed to run on a single fuel source and substituting one fuel for another may affect the thermal efficiency.
Hot rods, kit cars This engine had a brief spurt of popularity among Hot Rodders because it bore an uncanny resemblance to the 1930s Offenhauser Twin-Cam. Ford EcoBoost engine: Hot rods, kit cars, Ford Mustang: Becoming more popular as a replacement for the Pinto and Cosworth engines, with the V6 being an alternative to the Modular and Coyote ...
Microsoft Office Excel – for MS Windows and Apple Macintosh. The proprietary spreadsheet leader. Microsoft Works Spreadsheet – for MS Windows (previously MS-DOS and Apple Macintosh). Only allows one sheet at a time. PlanMaker – for MS Windows, Linux, MS Windows Mobile and CE; part of SoftMaker Office
Nissan VQ engine, Nissan RB engine The VR is a series of twin-turbo DOHC V6 automobile engines from Nissan with displacements of 3.0, 3.5, and 3.8 L. An evolution of the widely successful VQ series , it also draws on developments from the VRH , JGTC , and Nissan R390 GT1 Le Mans racing engines.
[6] [7] Miles per gallon equivalent cost for alternate fuel can be calculated with a simple conversion to the conventional mpg (miles per gallon, miles/gal). See conversion to MPG by cost below. The MPGe metric was introduced in November 2010 by EPA in the Monroney sticker of the Nissan Leaf electric car and the Chevrolet Volt plug-in hybrid.
From the 1950s to the 2010s, many cars produced in Australia were powered by a straight-six engine. Holden's first car, the 1948 Holden 48-215 sedan, was powered by the Holden 'grey' motor, an overhead valve petrol engine. This engine was replaced by the Holden 'red' motor, which was produced from 1963 to 1980 and in turn followed by the 1980 ...
Electric car conversion has gone from being exclusively conducted by hobbyists and enthusiasts, to a rapidly growing industry. [1] [2] U.S. Electricar was one of the first commercial electric car conversion companies, founded in the 1970s to sell converted versions of conventional cars in the United States using lead-acid battery storage systems.