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    Now it is completely different, there is minute diesel clatter and when you are inside the car, one can barely distinguish between a diesel and gasoline motor. Business Insider said this about new diesels, “Thanks to new engine technology and the mandatory transition to ultra-low sulfur diesel, today 's diesel cars run quietly, and don’t spew black smoke all over the road” (Davies). The current diesel…

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    Electric cars are better than gasoline powered vehicles because there maintenance is low cost. Brad Berman explains that, “The common assumption is $0.12 a kilowatt-hour for electricity and about $4.00 a gallon of gasoline”(“Total Cost of Ownership of an Electric Car” par.4). In other words, there is 1,000 watts in a kilowatt for one hour. Gasoline is very expensive, but to charge the battery of an electric vehicle is far less inexpensive than gasoline. Charging the battery for an electric…

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    Advantages Of CNG And LNG

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    are engines designed to work only on compressed natural gas and gives less emission as it has a high octane number (Muhammad and others, 2015). (b) Bio-fuel Retrofitted Gasoline Engines: These vehicles engine can run either on compressed natural gas or gasoline. The driver normally selects the fuel he wants to use. Most of the gasoline engines can be converted to use compressed natural gas (Chris, 2014). (c) Dual-fuel Vehicle Engines: These are engines vehicles that can either use diesel or…

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    Synthetic Vehicle Oil

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    help your engine run better and extend your engine life. Regular motor oil is a lubricant that derived from crude oil, Its stability over long periods of time. It provides reliable performance as a lubricant, and when refined, provides valuable gasoline products. It has excellent properties that allow it to provide lubrication at high temperatures. A few benefits of regular motor oil's are: - Lower cost per quart. - Available – you can even find regular oil at grocery stores. - Made of…

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    A/C or power-windows and power-steering. At high speeds, the gasoline engine supplies power. When the car is in uniform motion or when it is decelerating, it generates power which charges the…

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    most GM hybrid cars, the battery part is charged when the car is moving and when the vehicle stops (during a red light for example), it switches to electric power from the battery. The long term plan is to do away with fossil fuels like diesel and gasoline altogether. In September 2006, Chevrolet announced the arrival of Sequel, its first petroleum-free vehicle that runs purely on hydrogen derived from water. This means that the car does not have a combustion engine and instead of mechanical…

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    because of what it controls. In an article written by Brian Kennedy it writes “A spark plug makes a tiny electric spark which ignites the gasoline and air causing the piston to move. The piston’s movement is linked to the wheels, causing them to turn.” Before the gasoline is ignited the piston shrinks in size and the gasoline is compressed. The compressed gasoline is then ignited which allows the car to be able to travel. The piston movement reaction is a very quick process that moves at a rapid…

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    Oil Changed Over Time

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    We use oil in many ways, but the way we use it has changed over time. At the moment, we use it for the gasoline in our cars, fire, plastic, and much more. But what about before cars were made? Before wonderful inventions like Saran Wrap or Ziploc Baggies? What about then? What did we use oil for? And how did we survive without such things? Oil, that’s how. However, the way we use oil has changed over time. Before the year 1890, oil was used for our roads, architectural adhesives, ship caulks,…

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    fuel technology. Diesel could eventually be what the world is run on. Diesel fuel is superior to gas because diesel fuel is safer than gasoline, Diesel engines are built to last longer than gas engines and Diesel engines are also more efficient than gas. One reason diesel is superior to gas is that it's safer. Diesel fuel does not release fumes like gasoline does. It is difficult to burn and doesn’t explode ("Advantages"). Diesel fuel has higher Energy density…

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    Are the electric vehicles the car of the future today? Nowadays electric vehicles are growing in popularity and new types of cars are putting on the market. This kind of cars frequently generates a great deal of heated debate, with supporters maintaining that buy these vehicles help our environment and are the future, whilst opponents claim that their usability can't compete with traditional cars. Do you have an opinion about?. Let's consider some pros and against. The main advantage of…

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