diesel car
Heavy-fuel automobile
A diesel car is an automobile powered by a diesel engine, which uses compression ignition rather than spark plugs to combust fuel.
Diesel cars typically offer better fuel economy and torque than gasoline equivalents, making them popular for highway driving and in Europe.
They've faced increasing restrictions due to nitrogen oxide emissions: The city banned older diesel cars from the center.
- turboExhaust-powered compressor
- exhaustUse up entirely
- engineMachine producing motion
- fuelEnergy source material
- truckHeavy freight vehicle
mechanic · rumble · soot · emissions · emissions test · black smoke · highway · mileage · torque · petroleum · injection · gasoline · sedan · commute · gearbox · tailpipe · combustion · manual transmission
- automobilestruck, SUV, van, sedan, coupe
- diesel vehiclessemi truck, big rig, eighteen-wheeler, freight train, tractor
- diesel automobilesoil burner
diesel carelectric car
Battery-powered automobile
electric vehicle · EV · hydrogen car · hybrid car · plug-in hybrid
diesel carzero-emission vehicle
Transport producing no exhaust
electric car · bicycle · hybrid · public transit · green vehicle
diesel carself-driving car
Vehicle requiring no human pilot
electric vehicle · Tesla · horse and buggy · horse-drawn carriage · autonomous vehicle
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