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They used dead reckoning technology. [5] 1981: Honda's Electro Gyrocator was the first commercially available car navigation system. It used inertial navigation systems, which tracked the distance traveled, the start point, and direction headed. [6] It was also the first with a map display. [5] 1981: Navigation computer on the Toyota Celica ...
Typical airflow in a four-stroke engine: In stroke #1, the pistons suck in (aspirate) air to the combustion chamber through the opened inlet valve.. A naturally aspirated engine, also known as a normally aspirated engine, and abbreviated to N/A or NA, is an internal combustion engine in which air intake depends solely on atmospheric pressure and does not have forced induction through a ...
The voltage of the power outlet is usually near 12 V DC, and may be elevated between 13.5 V to 15 V while the engine is running. On trucks, the voltage of the power outlet may be near 24 V DC. The 12 V power circuit is protected by a car fuse, often rated at 10 to 20 amperes, which provides 120 to 240 watts of power. Large appliances such as ...
The Central R&D Laboratories (now the Technical Research Center) is opened 1963: Car tires are exported to the United States for the first time March 1964: Chubu Soflan Kakoh Co., Ltd. (now Chubu Soflan Co., Ltd.) is established September 1964: The Hyogo Plant is opened March 1965: Tohoku Toyo Rubber Co., Ltd. (now the Sendai Plant) is established
The Motor Vehicle Owners' Right to Repair Act, sometimes also referred to as Right to Repair, is a name for several related proposed bills in the United States Congress and several state legislatures which would require automobile manufacturers to provide the same information to independent repair shops as they do for dealer shops.
The vehicles with the special paint looked like ordinary cars, but felt much cooler to the touch. Nissan showed Tuesday what it called a “cool paint” to keep people inside vehicles cooler ...
Australian used car review site ReDriven named the H2 #1 on their list "The 5 Worst Cars You Can Buy Right Now", claiming that the H2 is more about image than substance and that in the research and interviews they did when compiling the list, the H2 was by far the most complained about vehicle. [164] The H2 is parodied in the
For some diesel motors it is also possible to add even lighter fuels like gasoline to extend the CFPP characteristics. Some car makers were recommending adding up to 20% gasoline to permit operation in cold weather (at the price of higher consumption) and it had been common practice in Europe where No. 1 fuel is not offered at gas stations.