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regenerative braking

Automotive; Vehicle equipment

Process of recovering some of a hybrid or electric vehicle's kinetic energy by allowing the wheels to drive a traction motor as a generator, thereby producing electric power that is stored for later ...

reformer

Automotive; Vehicle equipment

Device that extracts pure hydrogen from hydrocarbon fuels.

regeneration

Automotive; Vehicle equipment

Process of flushing or cleaning a filtration medium.

reformate

Automotive; Vehicle equipment

Hydrocarbon fuel that has been processed into hydrogen and other products for use in fuel cells.

reactor

Automotive; Vehicle equipment

Device or process vessel in which chemical reactions (e.g., catalysis in fuel cells) take place.

resistance welding

Automotive; Vehicle equipment

The fusion of metals by controlled heat (electricity) and, in some cases, pressure or force. A high-density current is applied for a given length of time to produce the heat required to join two ...

reformulated gasoline

Automotive; Vehicle equipment

Gasoline that is blended so that, on average, it significantly reduces volatile organic compounds and air toxics emissions relative to conventional gasolines.

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