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What Is a Supercharger?
A supercharger is an air compressor driven by the engine’s crankshaft rotation. A supercharger feeds compressed air back into the…
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What Is Shift-by-Wire?
Any transmission design in which gear selection is entirely electronic and there is no mechanical connection between the gear selector…
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What Is a Series Hybrid?
A series hybrid is a vehicle design in which the internal combustion engine does not directly drive the wheels but…
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What Is Over the Air (OTA)?
OTA, or Over-the-Air technology, updates a vehicle’s firmware wirelessly without requiring the vehicle owner to bring the vehicle to a…
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What Is MPH?
MPH, or miles per hour, is a calculation of constant or average speed stated in the number of miles a…
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What Is MPGe?
Miles per gallon gasoline equivalent (MPGe) is a calculation used to compare the energy efficiency of an electric vehicle with…
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What Is a Motor?
A motor is a mechanical device that turns electrical current into kinetic energy (motion). Electric motors typically create an electromagnetic…
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What Is Mobility-as-a-Service?
Mobility-as-a-Service (MaaS) is the concept that a person does not need to own a personal vehicle for transportation but can…
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What Is an ICE?
An ICE is an internal combustion engine that burns fuel in a chamber to create motion. Internal combustion engines include…
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What Is Mobility?
Mobility is the ability to move about freely. In transportation, mobility is a catch-all term for all available types of…