General Motors Diesel was a railway diesel locomotive manufacturer located in London, Ontario, Canada. It was established in 1949 as the Canadian subsidiary...
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of working on his ideas, Diesel published them in 1893 in the essay Theory and Construction of a Rational Heat Motor. Diesel was heavily criticised for...
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industry. Formerly a division of General Motors, EMD has been owned by Progress Rail since 2010. Electro-Motive Diesel traces its roots to the Electro-Motive...
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railways by diesel–electric locomotives and diesel–electric multiple units, as electric motors are able to supply full torque from 0 RPM. Diesel–electric...
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General Motors Diesel Division (GMDD) was a marketing and customer service unit of General Motors founded in 1938. It sought customers for GM's diesel engines...
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and Construction of a Rational Heat Motor). However, the large size and poor power-to-weight ratio of early diesel engines made them unsuitable for propelling...
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specialised in the manufacturing of diesel engines for automotive applications. Until 2005, it was known as MWM Motores Diesel Ltda. MWM was founded as Motoren...
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Diesel & Motor Engineering PLC, commonly abbreviated as DIMO, is a Sri Lankan conglomerate company. The company engaged in vehicle sales, after-sales services...
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UD Trucks (redirect from Nissan Diesel Motor Co., Ltd.)
overseas markets began. In 1960, Nissan Motor Co., Ltd. acquired Minsei Diesel, and was renamed Nissan Diesel Motor Co., Ltd. Forward-control trucks and...
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fall 1913. After Charles F. Kettering purchased two Winton diesels for his yacht, General Motors acquired the company in 1930 along with Electro Motive Company...
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Fuel dye (redirect from Motor Spirit (Regulation) Act 1948)
a diluted hydrochloric acid, allowing detection of the red diesel added into motor diesel in amounts as low as 2–3%. With the implementation decision...
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The General Motors–Detroit Diesel V8 engine is a series of diesel V8 engines first introduced by General Motors for their C/K pickup trucks in 1982. Developed...
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General Motors Company (GM) is an American multinational automotive manufacturing company headquartered in Detroit, Michigan, United States. The company...
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Ducato se renueva, la furgoneta italiana estrena diseño, tecnología, motor diésel y una opción eléctrica con un 30% más de autonomía". 23 October 2023...
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A traction motor is an electric motor used for propulsion of a vehicle, such as locomotives, electric or hydrogen vehicles, or electric multiple unit trains...
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EMD SW1200 (category General Motors Diesel locomotives)
An EMD SW1200 is a four-axle diesel switcher locomotive built by General Motors Electro-Motive Division between January 1954 and May 1966. Power is provided...
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EMD GP30 (category General Motors Diesel locomotives)
The EMD GP30 is a 2,250 hp (1,680 kW) four-axle diesel-electric locomotive built by General Motors Electro-Motive Division of La Grange, Illinois between...
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introduced as the initial flagship product of the Detroit Diesel Engine Division of General Motors in 1938. This engine was in high demand during WWII, necessitating...
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EMD SW9 (category General Motors Diesel locomotives)
The EMD SW9 is a model of diesel switcher locomotives built by General Motors Electro-Motive Division between November 1950 and December 1953. Additional...
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EMD GP7 (category General Motors Diesel locomotives)
GP7 is a four-axle (B-B) diesel-electric locomotive built by General Motors Electro-Motive Division and General Motors Diesel between October 1949 and...
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Combined diesel-electric and diesel (CODLAD) is a naval propulsion system in which an electric motor and a diesel engine act on a single propeller. The...
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EMD SD40-2 (category General Motors Diesel locomotives)
version of the SD40-2 diesel–electric locomotive, built for the Canadian National Railway (CN) by the Diesel Division of General Motors of Canada Ltd. (formerly...
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Railcar (redirect from Rail motor)
usage, more usually called "rail motor coaches" or "motor cars" (not to be confused with the motor cars, otherwise known as automobiles, that operate on...
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EMD SW900 (category General Motors Diesel locomotives)
The EMD SW900 is a diesel switcher locomotive built by General Motors Electro-Motive Division and General Motors Diesel (GMD) between December 1953 and...
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three-axle, diesel/AC electric powertrain haul truck designed by the Terex Division of General Motors and assembled at General Motors Diesel Division's...
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EMD F40PH (category General Motors Diesel locomotives)
F40PH is a four-axle 3,000–3,200 hp (2.2–2.4 MW) B-B diesel-electric locomotive built by General Motors Electro-Motive Division in several variants from 1975...
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EMD F9 (category General Motors Diesel locomotives)
300 kW) Diesel-electric locomotive produced between February 1953 and May 1960 by the Electro-Motive Division of General Motors (EMD) and General Motors Diesel...
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twin turbocharged diesel engine. The F25 is the second generation of BMW X3. The vehicle was unveiled in 2010 at the 2010 Paris Motor Show. For this generation...
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stretched V-150 Cadillac Gage Commando) and a V-300. General Motors of Canada (General Motors Diesel) – a license-built copy of the Mowag Piranha 8×8 The Marine...
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EMD GP35 (category General Motors Diesel locomotives)
4-axle diesel-electric locomotive built by General Motors Electro-Motive Division between July 1963 and December 1965 and by General Motors Diesel between...
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