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Elio Motors unveils engine prototype for 84 mpg highway 3-wheeler

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100 km) three-wheeled vehicle with a target date of 2016, unveiled its engine prototype: a 0.9-liter, There really was nothing available that combined the speed and power that we want and our customers deserve. One mode increases airflow capacity for more torque/power in city driving.

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Study of emissions from CNG- and gasoline-fueled autorickshaws suggests measurements and data, not assumptions, should drive policy

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When the four-stroke auto-rickshaws were separated into “new” and “old” groups and their emissions compared by fuel type, no significant difference was observed for any exhaust constituents except for NO x from the gasoline-fueled vehicles. Fuel consumption for PET-4S (3.8 kg 100 km -1 ) was in fact almost double that of CNG-4S group (2.1

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DOE to award up to $184M for advanced vehicle research and development in 8 areas of interest

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Off-road vehicles, motorcycles, three-wheeled vehicles, neighborhood electric vehicles, low-speed vehicles, medium-duty vehicles, heavy-duty vehicles and other non-conventional passenger vehicles are not desired and will be deemed nonresponsive to this announcement. AOI 1: Advanced Fuels and Lubricants Technologies.

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Can-Am Spyder First Drive: Embracing The Third Wheel

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Despite having seen them around for years, they were models I had long assumed would be marginally better than the atrocious three-wheeled motorcycles offered by Harley-Davidson. Can-Am’s three-wheeled products turned out to be some of the best touring vehicles I’ve ever ridden sans air conditioning.

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2019 Nissan Altima features VC-Turbo variable compression ratio engine, AWD, ProPILOT Assist

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A low compression ratio allows for greater power and torque, and avoids knocking. The VC-Turbo engine utilizes both multi-point injection and direct injection to balance efficiency and power in all conditions. Three wheel and tire size combinations are available: 16-inch, 17-inch and, for the first time, 19-inch.

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Pinnacle 4-stroke opposed-piston SI engine shows fuel economy improvements of between 30-60% at light loads, 12-30% at medium loads over conventional

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Pinnacle has signed a licensing and joint development agreement with a major, as yet unnamed, Asian vehicle OEM, with lower power products targeted for two- and three-wheel applications in the developing country markets expected to be available in the first quarter of 2013. Click to enlarge. Source: Pinnacle. Click to enlarge.

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Top 10 Most Weird And Wonderful Electric Vehicles

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First, let us look at how an IC (Internal combustion) engine-powered vehicle operates. Once the power is generated by burning the fuel in a very complex manner it is transferred to the axles through a power transmission system. An exhaust is also required along with efficient lubrication. They also stank.