A Wisdom Archive on mpg

There are many techniques that hypermilers use to optimize their MPG and many vary from car to car. Many hypermilers will put their talents to the test in hypermileage marathons. In these marathons, a route is determined and the drivers must optimize their driving over it until their tank of gas is consumed. Drivers have exceeded 120 MPG in current market vehicles in these marathons achieving over 1300 miles on a tank of gas. < ...

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The Toyota Prius has decent, but not sport-car-like, acceleration but has extremely high mileage for a mid sized four-door sedan: 45 mpg (US) is typical of brief city jaunts; 55 mpg is not uncommon, especially for extended drives (which allow the engine to warm up fully). This is about twice the fuel efficiency of a similarly equipped four-door sedan with a conventional power train. Not all of the extra efficiency of the Prius is due to the HSD system: the Atkinson cycle engine itself was also designed specifically to minimize ...

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The fortwo is the original smart model that was launched in 1998 as City Coupe. The name fortwo was introduced when smart began to produce new models. The car is intended primarily for urban use, is one of the lightest cars in the European market with a weight of 730 kg due to its reinforced steel shell with plastic body panels and by normal standards is considered particularly fuel efficient, averaging 4.7 L/100 km (50 mpg) for the gasoline model and 3.4 L/100 km (69 mpg) for the Diesel. The smart fortwo's le ...

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The 42 Form (Competition Form) T'ai Chi Ch'uan is the Wushu competition form which combines movements drawn from the Yang, Wu, Chen, and Sun styles of traditional Tai Chi Chuan (Taijiquan). It was created in 1989 by the Chinese Sports Committee to standardized the many different competition forms. In the 11th Asian Games of 1990, Wushu was included as an item for competition for the first time with the 42 Form being chosen to represent T'ai Chi. It will be the form demon ... Including:

• 42 Form Competition Form T'ai Chi Ch'uan - External links

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Fuel economy is usually expressed in one of two ways: As the amount of fuel used per unit distance; for example, litres per 100 kilometres (L/100 km). In this case, the lower the value, the more efficient a vehicle is; As the distance travelled per unit volume of fuel used; for example, kilometres per litre (km/L) or miles per gallon (mpg). In this case, the higher th ...

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The Citroën Traction Avant was a automobile produced by the French manufacturer Citroën from 1935 to 1957. It is one of the most famous early examples of front wheel drive, hence its name which in French means pull from the front (this is a general term for all front wheel drive cars). Traction Avant was designed by André Lefèbvre in late 1933/early 1934. In addition to front-wheel-drive, the car also introduced the use of an arc-welded monocoque frame, independently sprung front wheels, and a torsion bar suspension. ...

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A unicycle is a one-wheeled human powered vehicle. Unicycles are similar to, but less complex than, bicycles. Unicycle - Construction. Unicycles are comprised of a few key parts: the wheel, which includes the tire, tube, rim, spokes, hub and axle; the cranks and pedals; the frame; the seatpost; and the saddle. The wheel is the main part of the unicycle; it is basically a bicycle wheel with a special hub that doesn't freewheel, which means the axle can't turn independently of the hub. This makes it so the ro ... Including:

• Unicycle - Construction
• Unicycle - Riding
• Unicycle - History
• Unicycle - Theory
• Unicycle - Recent developments
• Unicycle - Unicycle hockey Unihoki
• Unicycle - Variations

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