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Faster, higher, farther

the Volkswagen scandal
2017
Explores the deceived emissions-testing mechanisms at Volkswagen, and the compounded fraud the company partook in by spending millions marketinging "clean diesel" to consumers only to have the lie exposed by researchers.
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Peeking under the hood

Explores the way automobiles work on the inside, offering illustrations of engine parts and explanations of how they work together to make vehicles move.
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Cars

2016
Tells the story of the automobile, from the earliest steam-powered prototypes, to the eco-friendly electric cars, and hot-rod racers of today.

Automobile engines of today and tomorrow

1972
Discusses the present internal combustion engine and surveys the research now being done to produce an engine that will not be as much of a pollutant.

How jet engines are made

1985
Describes how jet engines are made.

Car science

2008
Diagrams, cutaways, computer graphics, and text offer an illustrated examination of how cars work.

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the science of cars
2012
Explains the science of cars, discussing how engines work, the forces behind how cars move and stop, exhaust, and technological advances in car manufacturing, and includes related experiments.
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