Bi-fuel vehicles are vehicles with multifuel engines capable of running on two fuels. On internal combustion engines one fuel is gasoline or diesel, and the other is an alternate fuel such as natural gas (CNG), LPG, or hydrogen. The two fuels are stored in separate tanks and the engine runs on one fuel at a time, unlike flexible-fuel vehicles ("dual-fuel"), that store the two different fuels mixed together in the same tank, and the resulting blend is burned in the combustion chamber.

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  • Bi-fuel vehicles are vehicles with multifuel engines capable of running on two fuels. On internal combustion engines one fuel is gasoline or diesel, and the other is an alternate fuel such as natural gas (CNG), LPG, or hydrogen. The two fuels are stored in separate tanks and the engine runs on one fuel at a time, unlike flexible-fuel vehicles ("dual-fuel"), that store the two different fuels mixed together in the same tank, and the resulting blend is burned in the combustion chamber. Bi-fuel vehicles have the capability to switch back and forth from gasoline or diesel to the other fuel, manually or automatically. The most common technology and alternate fuel available in the market for bi-fuel gasoline cars is natural gas (CNG), and it is used mainly in Europe, where Italy currently has the largest number of CNG vehicles. They are also used in South America, where these vehicles are mainly used as taxicabs in main cities of Brazil and Argentina. Normally, standard gasoline vehicles are retrofitted in specialized shops, which involve installing the gas cylinder in the trunk and the CNG injection system and electronics.
  • Veículo bicombustível é aquele que tem tanques separados para armazenar dois combustíveis, normalmente gasolina e o gás combustível (GNV). O veículo pode trocar de combustível manual ou automáticamente. Os combustíveis mais utilizados são o álcool combustível e gás natural veicular (GNV). No uso popular do termo no Brasil, veículos bicombustível são todos aqueles que utilizam dois combustíveis sem importar como são alimentados no motor, incluindo os veículos flex, sem fazer a diferença técnica que é feita na língua inglesa. O veículo de combustível duplo, como o carro flex, fornece ambos combustíveis armazenados e misturados no tanque na câmara de combustão ao mesmo tempo e a injeção é ajustada segundo a mistura detectada por sensores eletrônicos.
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  • Alternative fuel vehicle
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  • Bi-fuel vehicles are vehicles with multifuel engines capable of running on two fuels. On internal combustion engines one fuel is gasoline or diesel, and the other is an alternate fuel such as natural gas (CNG), LPG, or hydrogen. The two fuels are stored in separate tanks and the engine runs on one fuel at a time, unlike flexible-fuel vehicles ("dual-fuel"), that store the two different fuels mixed together in the same tank, and the resulting blend is burned in the combustion chamber.
  • Veículo bicombustível é aquele que tem tanques separados para armazenar dois combustíveis, normalmente gasolina e o gás combustível (GNV). O veículo pode trocar de combustível manual ou automáticamente. Os combustíveis mais utilizados são o álcool combustível e gás natural veicular (GNV).
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  • Bi-fuel vehicle
  • Bicombustível
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