Essentially leveraged as a form of high-tech turbocharging, here a small electric motor gives a modest fuel-free power boost to a direct-fuel-injected 2.4-liter four-cylinder engine.

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The small blaze was started by a burnt-out motor, the venue said, and Bennett was due to return to play the second of his two shows there on Friday.

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It is a hybrid, powered by both a small internal combustion engine and a battery-driven electric motor.

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This includes behavior that can be commonplace in small children, like clumsiness, disorganized motor planning, poor self-dressing and weak communication skills.

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Researchers implant a small sensor -- about the size of a baby aspirin -- in the motor area of the brain.

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Ford Motor ( F - news - people ) has already been testing the theory of small premium cars, with some success.

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If adopted by deputies at their meeting on Wednesday, it will reserve the area "for the parking of motor cycles and pedal cycles, whilst at the same time retaining the facility to over-winter small vessels and to manage catches landed from boats".

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