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What Is the IIHS?
The IIHS is the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety, a non-profit organization founded in 1959 that researches and rates vehicle…
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What Is Ethanol?
Ethanol is a form of alcohol used in commercially available gasoline as an additive and fuel. It is also the…
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What Is First-Mile?
First-Mile refers to delivering goods from a production facility to a warehouse, distribution center, or other points before moving on…
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What Is a Continuously Variable Automatic Transmission?
A continuously variable automatic transmission (CVT) is an automotive transmission that does not use conventional gears. Instead, most CVT transmissions…
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What Is Fossil Fuel?
“Fossil fuel” describes all fuels extracted from the Earth, such as oil, natural gas, tar, or coal. Scientists named them…
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What Is GVWR?
GVWR is Gross Vehicle Weight Rating, the maximum allowable weight of a vehicle including passengers and cargo, but not including…
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What Is HMI?
HMI is Human-Machine-Interface, the means by which a person interacts with a digital system. For example, the design of a…
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What Is Horsepower?
Horsepower (hp) is a measurement of the kinetic energy produced by an engine and is used to describe the engine’s…
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What Is a Plug-In Hybrid?
The plug-in hybrid (PHEV) is so named because operators can recharge the hybrid vehicle’s battery by plugging into an electric-vehicle…
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Ford Adds Tremor Mud Package to Little Maverick. Really.
You know that little guy that can hang? The guy in the gym who strides quietly up to the…