Automobile Technology

Ever since I wrote about the MPFI Technology , I wanted to cover CRDI also. In this article, I have used simple words and terms that help you easily understand how things work with CRDI / CRDe / DICOR / TDI etc. If I have to draw an analogy, I would say CRDI is...
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Copenhagen Wheel is a revolutionary concept which has been materialized by a team of researchers from MIT. This is a wonderful wheel that implements re-generative braking on your bicycle. This wheel has an arrangement of saving the energy when you apply brakes. In normal bicycle, energy will turn into heat, in this wheel, it...
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This is probably the first question that comes to mind when you think about buying a car. Should I buy a diesel engine car ? Should I buy a petrol engine car ? Should I buy a CNG engine car ? The question is simple but the answer is not. In this article we...
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Its been a long time I have been thinking to write this article about the two most commonly used power steering technologies, viz. Electric Power Steering and Hydraulic Power Steering. Before i tell you the difference, lets talk a few words on the basics. What is power steering? Power steering is a system which...
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I was listening to the news of release ceremony of New Honda Activa 2009 version, they were telling about the new features. Like most of new releases, New Honda Activa 2009 has some more body styling, some added security features like Anti-theft alarm which is a good feature. The most un-conventional and innovative features...
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I was commuting with my friends back from office one evening when one of them asked me What is an MPFI Engine? You must have seen cars with specifications which mention words like MPFI and CRDI or CRDE. To an automotive engineer or enthusiast, it means something, but for a common man, it may...
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