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Axial Vector and Kirloskar Oil Engines Forming JV for Mass Production of Axial-Type Engines

Green Car Congress

Intake and exhaust valves open and close by a patent-pending method of rotating cam and trunions. The AVEC engines can use multiple fuel types, including diesel, JP5 and JP8 military fuels, kerosene, bio-diesels, ethanol, and other blends of these fuels, with a special conversion kit available for the combustion of natural gas or propane.

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Urban transport | Two wheels good | The Economist

Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

Like electric cars, electric bicycles are classified as zero-emission vehicles, meaning they emit no exhaust gases. The A2B is at the top end of the market at £1,949 ($2,850), but there is a huge variety of electric bikes available, starting from only £600. ); So why don’t more people use them in America and Europe?