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He claimed he had invented the electric car and he also had a hand in refining car batteries for petrol-powered models.
Was World’s First Electric Car Built By A British Inventor In 1884? | Impact Lab 2009
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Then, after fertilizing and watering the bejeebers out of the grass, homeowners madly attempt to keep the grass at a certain height with a petrol-powered implement that pollutes like crazy.
Think Progress » Sen. Kit Bond: Mowing Down Lawn Mower Reform 2006
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How better to dispel such fears than to race a hydrogen-powered car against petrol-powered competitors?
World’s First Hydrogen-Powered Racecar To Debut This Weekend | Impact Lab 2007
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The petrol-powered models are more maneuverable than golf carts, reach speeds of up to 40 mph (electric models top out at 7 mph), and reportedly have so much low-end torque that wheelie bars come standard.
Coach Potatoes: These Roadworthy Recliners Are for Real 2007
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"In three years there will be no more petrol-powered automobiles built by the Japanese."
Empire Builders Bova, Ben 1993
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"This year's success in combination with last year's win with our petrol-powered T.25 proves absolutely that light weight is our most powerful tool for solving our energy problems," Murray said in a statement.
Wired Top Stories Chuck Squatriglia 2011
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The legal spat arose from an episode, first broadcast in December 2008, in which the Tesla Roadster was raced against a petrol-powered Lotus Elise.
Telegraph.co.uk - Telegraph online, Daily Telegraph and Sunday Telegraph Telegraph Staff 2011
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The legal spat arose from an episode, first broadcast in December 2008, in which the Tesla Roadster was raced against a petrol-powered Lotus Elise.
Telegraph.co.uk - Telegraph online, Daily Telegraph and Sunday Telegraph Telegraph Staff 2011
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The legal spat arose from an episode, first broadcast in December 2008, in which the Tesla Roadster was raced against a petrol-powered Lotus Elise.
Telegraph.co.uk - Telegraph online, Daily Telegraph and Sunday Telegraph Telegraph Staff 2011
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According to CNW Market Research, there has been a sharp decline in the number of people considering buying the Volt - an electric car that also has a petrol-powered engine to extend its range - following fires in its batteries.
BBC News - Home 2011
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