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71Hybrid 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 …
72Internal combustion engine — The internal combustion engine is an engine in which the combustion of a fuel (normally a fossil fuel) occurs with an oxidizer (usually air) in a combustion chamber. In an internal combustion engine, the expansion of the high temperature and high …
73Diesel-electric transmission — This Metra EMD F40PH locomotive uses a Diesel electric transmission designed by EMD. Diesel electric transmission or diesel electric powertrain is used by a number of vehicle and ship types for providing locomotion. A diesel electric transmission …
74ER2 electric trainset — ER2 ELECTRIC TRAINSETSince 1962 Railroad Machinery Plants of Riga and Kalinin started to release ER2 electric trainsets instead of ER1. ER2 cars have footboards for low platforms, and aprons for high platforms (installed in train yards.) The… …
75Compressed-air engine — A Compressed air engine is a Pneumatic actuator that creates useful work by expanding compressed air. They have existed in many forms over the past two centuries, ranging in size from handheld turbines up to several hundred horsepower. Some types …
76The Little Engine That Could (film) — Infobox Film name = The Little Engine That Could image size = caption = VHS cover, showing Tillie pulling the train director = Dave Edwards producer = Dave Edwards Mike Young writer = Ray Rhamey narrator = starring = Kath Soucie Frank Welker B.J …
77Electra the Electric Train — Electra the Electric Engine is a fictional character from the rock musical Starlight Express . Electra is the newest train to enter the yard and, therefore, Control s newest toy. He comes with his own line of components that are loyal to him. He… …
78Ion Engine — Ionized atoms, such as cesium atoms, are accelerated to high velocity in an electrostatic field, and allowed to escape from the rear of the engine. This type of engine can reach high velocity. In 1998 a satellite using an Ion Engine was… …
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79turbo-electric — /terr boh i lek trik/, adj. noting, pertaining to, or utilizing machinery that includes a generator driven by a turbine: turbo electric engine; turbo electric propulsion. [1900 05] * * * turbo elecˈtric adjective Using a form of electric drive in …
80turbo-electric — /terr boh i lek trik/, adj. noting, pertaining to, or utilizing machinery that includes a generator driven by a turbine: turbo electric engine; turbo electric propulsion. [1900 05] * * * …
