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2. Automotive battery - Wikipedia

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   An automotive battery, or car battery, is a rechargeable battery that is used to start a motor vehicle. Its main purpose is to provide an electric current to the electric-powered starting motor, which in turn starts the chemically-powered internal combustion engine that actually propels the vehicle. Once the engine is running, power for the car ...

3. List of auto parts - Wikipedia

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   This is a list of auto parts, which are manufactured components of automobiles. This list reflects both fossil-fueled cars (using internal combustion engines) and electric vehicles; the list is not exhaustive. Many (not all) of these parts are also used on other motor vehicles such as trucks and buses.

4. Automobile accessory power - Wikipedia

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   Automobile accessory power. Example energy flows for a late-model midsize passenger car: (a) urban driving; (b) highway driving. Source: U.S. Department of Energy [1] Automobile accessory power can be transferred by several different means. However, it is always ultimately derived from the automobile 's internal combustion engine, battery, or ...

5. Alternator (automotive) - Wikipedia

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   Alternator (silver) mounted on a V8 engine. An alternator is a type of electric generator used in modern automobiles to charge the battery and to power the electrical system when its engine is running. Until the 1960s, automobiles used DC dynamo generators with commutators. As silicon-diode rectifiers became widely available and affordable, the ...

6. Automotive electronics - Wikipedia

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   Automotive electronics are electronic systems used in vehicles, including engine management, ignition, radio, carputers, telematics, in-car entertainment systems, and others. Ignition, engine and transmission electronics are also found in trucks, motorcycles, off-road vehicles, and other internal combustion powered machinery such as forklifts ...

7. Automotive aftermarket - Wikipedia

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   The automotive aftermarket is the secondary parts market of the automotive industry, concerned with the manufacturing, remanufacturing, distribution, retailing, and installation of all vehicle parts, chemicals, equipment, and accessories, after the sale of the automobile by the original equipment manufacturer (OEM) to the consumer.