Ramdom Flashcards

1
Q

Mini compact (station cars)

A

Length 10 ft
Interior volume less 85 cubic feet
Wheelbase less than 86 inches

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2
Q

Subcompact cars

A

Passenger vehicles

Wheel base less than 100inchs

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3
Q

Compact cars

A

Wheelbase between 100-104 inches

4 doors trunks

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4
Q

Midsize cars

A

Wheelbase 105-109 inches

3-5 doors

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5
Q

Large (full-size) car

A

Wheelbase 110-114 inches
Luxury automobile
Rigid frames
Some have space frame or unibody

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6
Q

Vans

A

Holds up to 15 passengers and transports cargo

Also minivans
Fullsize vans

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7
Q

Minivans gvwr and primary function

A

Less than 8,000 pounds

Transport people

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8
Q

Construction technique in which an objects external skin supports the structural load of an object

A

Monocoque

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9
Q

Space frames weight about _______ than conventional steel or aluminum unibody frames

A

50% less

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10
Q

Hybrid vehicles HEV

A

Cables can carry up to 650 volts of DC

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11
Q

Plug in hybrid electric vehicles phev

A

Plug in to be charged and runs on electricity up to 40 miles when fully charged

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12
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Electric vehicles (EV)

A

Runs exclusively on electric from onboard batteries

No tail pipe emissions

Travel 60-80 miles a charge

Battery system about 650 lbs

400 volt lithium back located outside the vehicle under the car
Some models travel over 200 miles

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13
Q

Extended range electric vehicles (EREV)

A

Battery system about 400lbs

350 volt lithium ion battery back

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14
Q

Biodiesel classified as a non flammable liquid with a flash point of

A

320 degrees f

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15
Q

HID headlights operate on high voltage

A

Coverts 12v dc to 25,000 volts ac when headlight is turned on.

Once arc is formed voltage drops to 80 volts

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16
Q

Catalytic converters

A

Convert vehicles exhaust emission into less harmful material

Platinum
Rhodium
Palladium

17
Q

3 common type of springs

A

Coil spring
Leaf spring
Torsion bar

18
Q

Forward looking collision avoidance systems can scan distance of

A

330 for forward of the vehicle

19
Q

Side sensing collision avoidance system is called what and senses objects

A

Active blind spot assistance

Senses objects from 6.5 to 30
Feet

20
Q

Rear looking collision avoidance system senses distance of

A

20 ft

21
Q

When did all passenger vehicles manufactured in the US have had to equipped

A

1968

Seat belts

22
Q

Two types of HPS

A

Window curtains

Inflatable tubes

23
Q

Neck protection system

A

Whiplash protection system

.03 to .04 to reduce risk of neck and spinal injuries

24
Q

Bumper struts contain

A

Hydraulic fluid and compressed gas

Exposed to heat can launch bumper out to 100ft

25
Q

Collision beams

A

Ordinary mild steel formed into corrugated beam
7 in wide 2 in thick across each side door

Tensile strength 20,000 - 23,000 psi

Easy to cut with hydraulic shears

26
Q

High strength low alloy steel UHSS

A

HSLA steel tensile strength of 40,000 to 70,000

MA steel 110,000 to 215,000

UHSS up to 442,000

Relief cuts above and below the bar and the spreaders to move the end of the bar

When vehicles compressed front to back creating dead bolt lock

27
Q

Roll cages withstand force equal to

A

2.5 times weight of the vehicle