Ramdom Flashcards
Mini compact (station cars)
Length 10 ft
Interior volume less 85 cubic feet
Wheelbase less than 86 inches
Subcompact cars
Passenger vehicles
Wheel base less than 100inchs
Compact cars
Wheelbase between 100-104 inches
4 doors trunks
Midsize cars
Wheelbase 105-109 inches
3-5 doors
Large (full-size) car
Wheelbase 110-114 inches
Luxury automobile
Rigid frames
Some have space frame or unibody
Vans
Holds up to 15 passengers and transports cargo
Also minivans
Fullsize vans
Minivans gvwr and primary function
Less than 8,000 pounds
Transport people
Construction technique in which an objects external skin supports the structural load of an object
Monocoque
Space frames weight about _______ than conventional steel or aluminum unibody frames
50% less
Hybrid vehicles HEV
Cables can carry up to 650 volts of DC
Plug in hybrid electric vehicles phev
Plug in to be charged and runs on electricity up to 40 miles when fully charged
Electric vehicles (EV)
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
Extended range electric vehicles (EREV)
Battery system about 400lbs
350 volt lithium ion battery back
Biodiesel classified as a non flammable liquid with a flash point of
320 degrees f
HID headlights operate on high voltage
Coverts 12v dc to 25,000 volts ac when headlight is turned on.
Once arc is formed voltage drops to 80 volts