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• Motor
  A '''motor''' is a device that converts [[energy]] into mechanical power, and is often '''Motor''' may refer to:
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• Turinelli & Pezza
  The '''Turinelli & Pezza''' was an [[Italy|Italian]] [[electric car]] manufactured only in 1899. Manufactured in [[Milan]], it featured [[ [[Category:Motor vehicle manufacturers of Italy]]
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• Stigler
  ...ar after the founding, as part of the Milan Motor Show, showed a new small electric car. This car, built in very small circulation, was available in a two-and
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• FRAM
  [[Image:fram.jpg|thumb|300px|right|'''1906 Fram Electric''']] ...ehicles were produced in Canton (North America) by the company ''Cantono'' Electric Tractor Co..
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• Mentaschi
  ...could reach 25 km/h. This vehicle was shown in the same year at the Milan Motor Show, but never went into production.
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• Regenerative brake
  ...amo rotor was turned as a regenerative brake, the other became an electric motor. ...imated that regenerative braking systems in vehicles currently reach 31.3% electric generation efficiency, with most of the remaining energy being released as
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• Bugatti Type 52
  ! colspan=2 |'''Bugatti Type 52 with motor''' ...gatti]] Type 52''' was a half-scale [[Bugatti Type 35]] [[electric vehicle|electric]] racing car for children. Over 250 examples were produced at the [[Molshei
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• Autolux
  ...rom 1938 to 1948. And also managed to design and build a small car with an electric [[three-wheeler]].
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• Antonio Cassella
  [[Image:ang_ant_dx_rid.JPG|thumb|right|250px|"500 short" with electric motor [http://www.antoniocassella.it/english/index.htm <small>Source</small>]]]
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• Regenerative braking
  ...[[Battery electric vehicle|battery electric]] and [[hybrid vehicle|hybrid electric]] vehicles, the energy is stored in a [[battery (electricity)|battery]] or ...battery or capacitors. No regenerative braking effect can occur if another electric vehicle on the same supply system is not currently drawing power or if the
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• Power steering
  == Electric systems == ...ering column and a computer module applies assistive power via an electric motor. This allows varying amounts of assistance to be applied depending on driv
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• Regenerative brakes
  ...amo rotor was turned as a regenerative brake, the other became an electric motor. ...imated that regenerative braking systems in vehicles currently reach 31.3% electric generation efficiency, with most of the remaining energy being released as
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• Dynamic brake
  '''Dynamic braking''' is the use of the electric [[traction motors]] of a [[railroad]] vehicle as generators to slow the veh ...y line. The rolling locomotive wheels turn the motor armatures, and if the motor fields are now excited, the motors will act as generators.
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• Bugatti Prototypes
  The '''Type 56''' was an [[electric vehicle]] like some of Ettore Bugatti's earliest designs. A single example ...rriages or [[voiturette]]s. Power came from a single 28&nbsp;amp electric motor producing 1&nbsp;hp (0.8&nbsp;kW). Energy was stored in six 6&nbsp;volt ac
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• List of microcars by country of origin: S
  ...strucciones Moviles de Valencia, [[Valencia, Spain|Valencia]]|| [[electric motor]]|| ||1944-1946 || ...iclo||Electrociclo SA, Barrio Chonta, [[Eibar]], [[Guipúzcoa]]||[[electric motor]]||2 ||1945-1946 ||
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• Automobile self starter
  ...t]] No. 745,157 was issued to [[Clyde J. Coleman]] of New York City for an electric '''[[automobile]] self-starter'''. He had invented the first self-starter ...impelled engineer [[Charles Kettering]] to replace the hand crank with an electric starter. He modified Coleman's design and made it practical. It was teste
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• Brass Era car
  * [[Baker Motor Vehicle|Baker Motor Vehicle Company]] ([[Cleveland, Ohio]]) * [[Buffalo Electric Carriage|Buffalo Electric Carriage Company]] ([[Buffalo, New York]])
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• Vehicle acronyms and abbreviations
  *[[DMV]]: California [[Department of Motor Vehicles]] *[[eACC]]: [[Improved electric accessories]]
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• TGR
  ...made in [[Bologna]] from the early eighties with a ''Polimotor'' electric motor with three batteries with 60 Ah and 14 hp. The primary [[transmission]] was
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• Electric car
  ...from a direct connection to land-based generation plants, as is common in electric trains; from chemical energy stored on the vehicle in batteries or diesel f ...ertor|torque convertor]]s and [[Differential_(mechanics)|differential]]s. Electric motors also have the unusual ability to convert movement energy back into e
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• List of microcars by country of origin: B
  |{{flagiconBrazil}} [[Brazil]]||[[Itaipú E400]] ||[[Gurgel]] ||[[electric motor]] 10kW (10hp)|| 1981-1983 ||
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• Alexandre Darracq
  ...of manufacturing electric cars as well as acquiring an interest in Millet motor bicycles. He established [[Automobiles Darracq S.A.]] in [[Suresnes]], nea ...f all automobiles in France. His company became involved with [[Grand Prix motor racing]], winning a number of major races, including the [[Vanderbilt Cup]]
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• Microcar
  ...ging is provided to encourage the use of electric vehicles. [[neighborhood electric vehicle|NEVs]] may also be used as station cars where the roadway speed lim ...erpendicular, where other cars park parallel, or be lifted by hand, like a motor [[scooter]], to get into a tight spot. The Isetta and some others had forw
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• City car
  ...se in urban areas. It is more substantial and faster than a [[neighborhood electric vehicle]] ("NEV") and has four seats, unlike [[microcar]]s which are two-se ...in some locations, electric recharging is provided to encourage the use of electric vehicles. NEVs may also be used as station cars where the roadway speed lim
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• List of microcars by country of origin: F
  ...Société Seve-Cedre, [[Sainte Croix Volvestre]], [[Ariège]] || [[electric motor]] {{Convert|5|kW|hp|0|abbr=on}} || ||1975-79 || ...|Cedre|| Cedre sarl, [[Sainte Croix Volvestre]], [[Ariège]] || [[electric motor]] {{Convert|5|kW|hp|0|abbr=on}} || ||1979- ||
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• Electric vehicle
  [[Image:DC Electric Locomotive.jpg|thumb|250px|right|An [[electric locomotive]], taking power through a [[Pantograph (rail)|pantograph]]]] ...] driven by rotary motors, or in the case of tracked vehicles, by [[linear motor]]s.
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• Scooter
  Most modern motor scooters have smaller wheels than motorcyles, between 8 and 12 inches (20-2 ...ater cooled such as the [[Honda]] [[Honda FC50|FC50]] or the 2002 [[Yamaha Motor Company|Yamaha]] YQ50s. Scooters increasingly have four stroke engines to m
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• List of microcars by country of origin: U
  |{{flagiconUK}} [[United Kingdom]]||Allard Clipper||[[Allard]] Motor Co [[Private company limited by shares|Ltd]], [[Clapham]] ||[[Villiers Eng ...|[[Battery Manufacturing Association]], [[Hove]], [[Sussex]] ||[[electric motor]] 1.5 kW| ||2 ||1952-1957 ||
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• Electric vehicle conversion
  ...icity)|battery]] [[electricity|electric]] propulsion, creating a [[battery electric vehicle]]. In some cases the vehicle may be built by the converter, or asse ...EV]]) or by an independent converter that purchases new vehicles without a motor or related equipment (these vehicles are called "[[Glider (disambiguation)|
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• Pneumatics
  ...y objects over distances. Pneumatic devices are also used where [[electric motor]]s cannot be used for [[safety]] reasons, such as deep in a mine where expl
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• Mopeds
  ...introduced in the early 1950s, were nothing but [[bicycle]]s with a helper motor in various locations, for example on top of the front wheel. These were com [[Image:Moped_old.jpg|thumb|210px|Moped's ancestor - a bike equipped with a motor]]
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• Hand brake
  ...the transmission into gear. Worse still, many North American-market [[Ford Motor Company]] cars from the late [[1960s]] had a flaw in which, when the steeri ===Electric parking brake===
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• Engine
  ...ages has required a wide range of energy-conversion systems. These include electric, [[steam engine|steam]], [[solar power|solar]], [[turbine]], rotary, and di ...feasible in prior years. Although a few limited-production battery-powered electric vehicles have appeared from time to time, they have not proved to be compet
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• Marine engine
  ...ages has required a wide range of energy-conversion systems. These include electric, [[steam engine|steam]], [[solar power|solar]], [[turbine]], rotary, and di ...feasible in prior years. Although a few limited-production battery-powered electric vehicles have appeared from time to time, they have not proved to be compet
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• Hybrid vehicle drivetrain
  [[Petroleum electric hybrid vehicle|Petroleum electric hybrid vehicles]] make use of both an on-board [[rechargeable energy storag [[Image:Hybridpar.png|thumb|right|400px|Structure of a parallel hybrid electric vehicle]]
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• Garage Italia
  ...ar, from '''Garage Italia''', has made its public debut at the [[Bologna]] Motor Show, which will be available in 2006 in five innovative different versions ...sion. The maximum speed varies from 45km/h for 4kW to 85km/h for 85kW. The electric model will adopt an engine that is hermetically sealed for longer duration
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• Car battery
  ...] or a '''[[traction battery]]''' (used for the main power source of an [[electric vehicle]]). ...er plate count in order to have a larger surface area that provides high [[electric current]] for short period of time. Once the engine is started, they are be
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• Alfa Romeo 90
  ...ts as standard. The luxurious Gold Cloverleaf (Quadrifglio Oro) model had electric rear windows, a [[trip computer]], power steering, central locking, metalli
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• Axle
  ...of the [[drivetrain]]. A mechanical system (typically a [[electric motor|motor]]) exerts a rotational force on the axle, which is transferred to the wheel
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• Fiat Doblò
  ==Electric versions== The vehicle uses a 30 [[kW]] (60 kW peak) motor from Ansaldo Electric Drives, that gives 120km/h top speed.
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• Alfa Romeo Spider
  The pair were launched at the [[Geneva Motor Show]] in March 1995. The GTV's name placed it as the successor to the lon ...me, which completely disappears from sight under a flush fitting cover. An electric folding mechanism is fitted on some versions. As would be expected the GTV
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• Magneti Marelli
  ...in [[Sesto San Giovanni]] near [[Milan]]. Company started as a magnet and electric equipment manufacturer and has always been a synonym of quality and innovat [[Category:Motor vehicle manufacturers of Italy]]
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• Ducati 999
  |Manufacturer || [[Ducati Motor Holding|Ducati]] |Parent company || Ducati Motor Holdings, SpA
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• Mignon
  ...but also motorcycles in 1925 with a 246 cc parallel twin-side door with an electric sump. In 1932 [[Vittorio Guerzoni]] developed (see [[Taurus]]) a 498 cc rac ...few years later to become, with his motor bikes named 'Mignon', the first motor manufacturer from Modena.
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• BM
  ...In 1931, at the request of a client, they applied for an electric starter motor and certainly this is the first device equipped with sort of device in Ital
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• Hydrogen vehicle
  ...he hydrogen is turned into electricity through fuel cells which then power electric motors. ...y produce more pollution than would use of that energy in [[plug-in hybrid electric vehicles]]. Hydrogen fuel cells generate less CO₂ than conventi
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• Pietro Frua
  ...styling work was scarce and Frua had to turn to designing children’s cars, electric [[oven]]s and kitchen units, as well as a [[monocoque]] [[scooter]]. ...owed a [[Maserati 3500]] GTI Coupé on the Italsuisse stand at the [[1961]] Motor Show in Geneva, together with two tasteful bodies on [[Studebaker]] chassis
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• Concept car
  ...logy]], and overall design before [[production]]. They are often shown at motor shows to gauge customer reaction to new and radical designs which may or ma ...f car customizer [[George Barris (auto customizer)|George Barris]], [[Ford Motor Company]]'s "[[Lincoln Futura]]" from 1954, received a new lease on life as
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• Rolling friction
  ...y have played a part in the infamous [[Ford Explorer]] [[Firestone vs Ford Motor Company controversy|rollover accidents]]. | 0.001 ''to'' 0.0025 || &nbsp; train steel on steel with tatz-mounted electric traction
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• Terra Modena
  digital ignition and electric starter motor. The 198 line was developed as the frame and motor took shape: first virtually through innovative 3D design software
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