Barrel

Wednesday March 30th, 2022Friday May 6th, 2022 Ing. Jan Sajdl, Ph.D. 5152 Views barel, barrel, ropa

The price of a barrel of crude oil is often a central topic in the news and its price directly affects the price of petrol and diesel. But how many litres does a barrel actually contain? Why a barrel and what does the abbreviation bbl mean in stock exchange charts?

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MHEV (Mild Hybrid Electric Vehicle)

Tuesday February 23rd, 2021Sunday December 11th, 2022 Ing. Jan Sajdl, Ph.D. 22295 Views Hybrid, Hybridní pohon, MHEV, Mild Hybrid

A mild-hybrid is a car whose conventional powertrain is supplemented by an electric motor and an additional battery. This modification enables the mild-hybrid to make better use of the recuperated energy.

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Track widht

Thursday June 11th, 2020Wednesday February 8th, 2023 Ing. Jan Sajdl, Ph.D. 43002 Views track widht, basic dimensions

The track width is one of the basic dimensional parameters of a vehicle. In simplified terms, it can be seen as the distance between the centres of the tires.

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Wheelbase

Monday June 8th, 2020Sunday December 11th, 2022 Ing. Jan Sajdl, Ph.D. 60228 Views wheelbase, wheelbase, basic dimensions

The wheelbase is one of the basic dimensional parameters of a vehicle. Simply put, it is the distance between the front and rear wheels.

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Overhang

Wednesday October 9th, 2019Friday May 6th, 2022 Ing. Jan Sajdl, Ph.D. 10163 Views body overhang, vehicle dimensions, basic dimensions

The front and rear overhang of the car body is the distance from the wheel centreline to the furthest point on the front and rear of the car.

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Ride height / ground clearance

Wednesday September 25th, 2019Wednesday February 8th, 2023 Ing. Jan Sajdl, Ph.D. 26610 Views vehicle dimensions, ride height / ground clearance, basic dimensions

The ground clearance of a car is determined by the space between the ground and the chassis. The ground clearance is a determining parameter, for example, for the car’s ground clearance.

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Car height

Friday September 20th, 2019Friday May 6th, 2022 Ing. Jan Sajdl, Ph.D. 12325 Views vehicle dimensions, car height, basic dimensions

Vehicle height is the vertical distance of the highest fixed point on the vehicle from the ground plane.

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Vehicle length

Wednesday May 1st, 2019Tuesday January 10th, 2023 Ing. Jan Sajdl, Ph.D. 14499 Views vehicle overall length, basic dimensions

The length of the car is the maximum longitudinal dimension of the car.

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Approach angle / departure angle

Thursday April 25th, 2019Wednesday February 8th, 2023 Ing. Jan Sajdl, Ph.D. 15336 Views approach angle / departure angle, ramp angle, vehicle dimensions, basic dimensions

Přední a zadní nájezdový úhel patří mezi základní rozměry vozidel. Nájezdový úhel je důležitý především pro terénní vozidla a pracovní stroje, jelikož vypovídá o terénních vlastnostech vozidla.

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Basic vehicle dimensions

Monday January 25th, 2016Wednesday February 8th, 2023 Ing. Jan Sajdl, Ph.D. 68725 Views vehicle dimensions, basic dimensions

The basic vehicle dimensions are used to clearly identify uniformly defined dimensions.