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Xenon headlamps

...are contained in 49 CFR Part 571. The headlamp standards are contained in Part 571.108 and refer to Society of Automotive Engineers (SAE) Standard J1383 APR85 that details performance standards for motor vehicle lighting. The purpose of these...

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Lifestyle
Liners and liquids can keep drivers rolling in pressure situations

...the underinflated tire will make handling squirrelly and it will get too hot if you go 70. Eugene Petersen, an automotive engineer at Consumers Union, says the biggest problems with the aerosol products are that the fix isn't permanent and...

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Cars
2001 Toyota Prius: A hybrid with mass-market appeal

...into a nerd-mobile, one of those works of techno-wizardy that have little appeal outside of a convention of automotive engineers. This is a spirited, attractively styled car. It has a sloping front end and high rear with jewel-like lights...

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Cars
Acura rolls but doesn't rock

...This is the sort of engine you imagine provocatively posed in the centerfold of the journal for the Society of Automotive Engineers: lightweight, compact, powerful throughout the rev range, efficient and turbine smooth. Generally speaking...

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Cars
About the air in there

...affect cabin air quality. "PVC is the worst plastic," said Claudette Jusca, author of the report and a former automotive engineer. "With every part of its life cycle it is causing problems, from the people in manufacturing to the consumers...

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Cars
About the air in there

...affect cabin air quality. "PVC is the worst plastic," said Claudette Jusca, author of the report and a former automotive engineer. "With every part of its life cycle it is causing problems, from the people in manufacturing to the consumers...

http://brainerddispatch.com/stories/112306/aut_20061123014.shtml
Cars
GM Volt: Lemon or cherry?

...hundred mile plus trips with days of little or no usage. The lease limit is yearly, not daily. The Society of Automotive Engineers (SAE) defines an electric vehicle (EV) as one whose propulsion is provided solely by electric motors. The...

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Opinion
Students seek a cleaner, quieter sled

...noise. Manufacturers say they've worked on the problems for years and are making progress. Now, the Society of Automotive Engineers is giving college students a chance to do better. Aspiring engineers at Michigan Technological University in Houghton...

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Outdoors
Drivers say sport-utility, but data say station wagon

...percent increase from 1999. "Wagons really do seem to fill the bill," said Steve Mazor, the Auto Club's chief automotive engineer. "Minivans and SUVs have replaced the old full-size wagon -- the Buick Roadmasters and Ford Crown Victorias...

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Cars
Take caution on vehicle rollover standard

...Congress, federal auto safety regulators, automakers, auto safety advocates, and members of the Society of Automotive Engineers (SAE) have been arguing and trying to develop standards to combat vehicle rollovers. The general media mostly...

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Cars

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