Dictionary of automotive terms. 2015.
engine compartment — The space where the engine is mounted. Also called the engine bay. Also see cluttered engine compartment crowded engine compartment … Dictionary of automotive terms
compartment — See battery compartment cassette compartment cluttered engine compartment crowded engine compartment engine compartment glove compartment passenger compartment … Dictionary of automotive terms
Hybrid electric vehicle — The Toyota Prius is the world s top selling hybrid car, with cumulative global sales of 2.36 million units by August 2011.[1] A hybrid electric vehicle (HEV) is a type of hybrid vehicle and electric vehicle which combines a conventional internal … Wikipedia
History of ethanol fuel in Brazil — Mechanized harvesting of sugarcane (Saccharum officinarum), Piracicaba, São Paulo. The history of ethanol fuel in Brazil dates from the 1970s and relates to Brazil’s sugarcane based ethanol fuel program, which allowed the country to became the… … Wikipedia
Disasters — ▪ 2009 Introduction Aviation January 23, Poland. A Spanish built CASA transport plane carrying members of the Polish air force home from a conference on flight safety in Warsaw crashes near the town of Miroslawiec; all 20 aboard are killed … Universalium
railroad — /rayl rohd /, n. 1. a permanent road laid with rails, commonly in one or more pairs of continuous lines forming a track or tracks, on which locomotives and cars are run for the transportation of passengers, freight, and mail. 2. an entire system… … Universalium
Mir — This article is about the Soviet/Russian space station. For other uses, see Mir (disambiguation). Mir … Wikipedia
International Space Station — ISS redirects here. For other uses, see ISS (disambiguation). International Space Station … Wikipedia
Căile Ferate Române — Type Group of public companies Industry Rail transport Founded companies founded on different dates in 1998. All of the member companies originate from CFR, founded 1 April 1880 … Wikipedia
Plug-in hybrid — The Chevrolet Volt is the first mass production plug in hybrid available in the United States. A plug in hybrid electric vehicle (PHEV), plug in hybrid vehicle (PHV), or plug in hybrid is a hybrid vehicle which utilizes rechargeable batteries, or … Wikipedia
