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    about my health as well as my diet then ever before. I believe in eating healthy, after all our bodies are not designed to process any old junk. My problem is defining what healthy eating really is? After putting "Healthy Diet" in my Google search engine and getting over 25 million results, all claiming to have the answer I decided to do my own research. I chose to look at the oldest people I know to see if there were any common traits among them. The oldest being just a few months shy of her 100th

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    The engine of today is largely dominated by the oil industry. Most of our energy consumption is contributed to transportation and movement of goods. This creates a high demand for fuel as the number of miles driven per person is projected to grow. Currently, 86% of vehicles run on fossil fuels, which create heavy amounts of carbon dioxide gas which puts heavy strain on our environment. It is up to large companies to research alternative methods of fuels and compare them to our most dominant fuel

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    soya bean. These oils are taken from the plants, heated to make them runny and then used in diesel engines. Wood and things made from wood can also be used to make bio fuels like methanol and ethanol. Bio fuel made from sugary substances is used in cars with petrol engines. These are the most common types of car engines. Bio fuel made from oily plants is used in diesel engines. Diesel engines are common in trucks, tractors and heavy machinery. Bio fuels are made by harvesting

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    An analysis of the materials needed to produce our food can be startling. Ten litres of orange juice needs a litre of diesel fuel for processing and transport, and 220 litres of water for irrigaton and washing the fruit. The water may be a renewable resource, but the fuel is not only irreplaceable but is a pollutant, too. The problem is that fossil fuels, such as petrol and diesel are

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    Hybrid Vehicles Essay

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    commonly refers to gasoline-electric hybrid vehicles, which use gasoline (petrol) to power internal-combustion engines (ICEs), and electric batteries to power electric motors. Modern mass-produced hybrids, such as the Toyota Prius, recharge their batteries by capturing kinetic energy via regenerative braking. As well, when cruising or idling, some of the output of the combustion engine is fed to a generator (merely the electric motor(s) running in generator mode[1]) which produces electricity to

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    Oils approved for diesel engine use have higher levels of zinc and other additives to protect against the much higher bearing pressures seen in that application. Given this information, I would use any 10w-40 oil that does not contain friction modifiers. A motorcycle oil will provide better viscosity stabilization and a diesel oil will protect bearings better especially in modified engines. All this being said, if I was choosing an oil for my 4 stroke

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    times from their backup motors, electrical cars depend on a fuel source that doesn’t originate from burning fossil fuels, which produces fewer greenhouse gases and cuts back on oil consumption. Electric Vehicles are starting to replace combustion engine vehicles, and some towns are using smaller electric vehicles in their own Public Safety, Parks, and Water departments. Greenhouse gases should be cut back by electrical vehicles, and fear for their lives. Greenhouse gases are composed of different

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    electricity to power the car anyways. That power must come from somewhere, and that somewhere is in a power plant that burns fossil fuels just like the gas car engines. Also, having the government subsidize this new market is causing quite a bit of debt. Taxpayers are paying for the production of a

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    Today cars burn off gasoline (or diesel) that gives off harmful chemicals, but tomorrow vehicles may be running off of alternative resources. Scientist and engineers across the globe are furthering studies to make alternative fuels a thing of tomorrow. Some such alternative fuels include biodiesel, electricity, ethanol, hydrogen, propane, and natural gas. All of which have some promising pros. Not only are those chemicals emitted buy vehicles harmful to humans, but they are also hurting the environment

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    Case Study Of Tata Motors

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    operations since most of the automakers are doing away with their business of assembling components. • Tata Motors have to take their decision whether to make or buy for the key inputs i.e, design, engine and transmission. • Although different measures were taken by Tata Motors for their product design, engines and transmission yet there were some obligations i. The company has design that are suited for LCV and MCVs whereas the design that is required for cars is monocoque. i.e a single

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