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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 ||   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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• Di Blasi
  ...o continuous updates. His job opportunities are manifold: as the auxiliary motor vehicle, boat or car. * [[Di Blasi R34|R34]] (20 "electric)
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• Fuel
  ...king]] and from powering [[weapon]]s to [[propulsion]] and generation of [[Electric power|electricity]]. ...r (H₂O) and electrical energy, which then can drive an electric motor to run a car (or a variety of other uses). In this reaction the [[chemical
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• Iveco
  == Electric vehicles == Iveco is making [[hybrid electric vehicle]]s.
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• Cagiva Freccia
  ...motorcycle.JPG|thumb|right|250px|Freccia C12R readjusted with an electric motor]]
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• Non-synchronous transmission
  ...red partly by an [[internal combustion engine]], and partly by an electric motor. The concepts of transmission continue to employ methods for transferring t ...have a mechanism for slowing down, or stopping an idle gear. In commercial motor vehicles, this mechanism is called the ''clutch brake'', and is used by dep
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• Moretti
  '''Moretti Motor Company''' is a now defunct [[automobile manufacturer]] formerly based in [ ...most notably a range of electric powered small trucks and a 5 or 7 seat [[electric car]]. In 1946, with the war over and thus demand for their commercial vehi
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• Napier Deltic
  ...[[Napier & Son|D Napier & Son]], and the locomotives produced by [[English Electric]] using these engines, including their [[British Rail DP1|demonstrator loco ...p a committee to develop a high-power, lightweight [[diesel engine]] for [[Motor Torpedo Boat]]. Hitherto in the [[Royal Navy]], such boats had been driven
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• Bernardi
  ...first "motorcycle" that rode on the Italian roads and also built the first motor car to travel the Italian roads. He did research on internal combustion eng ...e, probably named after [[Enrico Bernardi]] and provides both gasoline all electric motors.
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• Powertrain
  ...nsumption and minimal environmental pollution, performance may suffer. The motor vehicle industry doubts that customers may adopt vehicles in which accelera ...s” versions that can be outfitted with specialized bodies. These include [[motor home]]s, [[fire engine]]s , [[ambulance]]s, etc.
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• Alfa Romeo GTV
  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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• List of microcars by country of origin: I
  ...499 cc||4 ||1968-1971 || First shown to the public at the 1966 Turin Motor Show |{{flagiconIndia}} [[India]]||[[REVA|G Wiz electric car (REVA)]]|| || || || ||
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• Lamborghini Cheetah
  ...the [[Lamborghini LM002]] — a similar design, but with a 12-cylinder motor from the [[Lamborghini Countach]] mounted in the front. *Electric Winch Kit
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• Ferrari 360 Challenge
  ...400 to 425bhp at an identical 8500rpm. Designated Tipo 131, this reworked motor is riddled with improvements like new heads and pistons that allow an incre ...safety belts]]. Customers can also choose between sliding Lexan windows or electric glass items.
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• Ferrari 365
  ...[Ferrari America|500 Superfast]] for [[1966]]. Introduced at the [[Geneva Motor Show]], it featured evolutionary styling by [[Pininfarina]]. The famous [[ ...lutionary [[cabriolet]] body by [[Pininfarina]]. Debuting at the [[Geneva Motor Show]] in 1966, just 14 examples were produced before production ended the
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• Four-cylinder
  ...ey appear mostly in the form of [[gas turbines]]. They are also used for [[electric generator]]s and by industry. ...sity of [[battery (electricity)|batteries]] and lack of affordable onboard electric generators such as [[fuel cell]]s has largely restricted their use to speci
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• Boat
  ...days of submarine warfare, when submarines were essentially [[torpedo boat|motor torpedo boats]] which could submerge. In the modern combat environment wher * [[Electric boat]]
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• Shock absorber
  ...and dissipate [[kinetic energy]]. It is analogous to a [[resistor]] in an electric [[RLC circuit]]. ...automobiles have [[regenerative braking]], which uses a reversed electric motor to dampen and eventually stop the motion of the car.
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• Maserati Mexico
  ...mited production. A year later the production model debuted at the [[Paris Motor Show]]. It was named for the [[Cooper-Maserati]] win at the [[Mexican Grand ...e. Its luxurious interior included a rich leather seating for four adults, electric windows, wooden dashboard and air conditioniong as standard. Automatic tran
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• List of microcars by country of origin: G
  ...ornier Flugzeugwerke|Dornier GmbH]], [[Munich]], [[Bavaria]] ||[[electric motor]] ||2 ||1972 ||Prototype |{{flagiconGreece}} [[Greece]]||D.I.M.||[[DIM (automobiles)|D.I.M Motor, George E. Dimitriadis & Co]], [[Athens]]||[[Fiat]] 594 cc||4||1977-19
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• Frua
  ...k was scarce and [[Pietro Frua]] had to turn to designing children’s cars, electric [[oven]]s and kitchen units, as well as a [[monocoque]] [[motorscooter]]. ...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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