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EGEE 102 Energy Conservation and Environmnetal Protection S.Pisupati Transportation Automobiles in the US (1994) 156 Million Vehicles 11,400 miles average miles/y 578 gallons of gasoline 19.8 mpg 88.3 billion gal of gasoline 1.2 billion gal of Diesel How Cars Work? Almost all cars currently use what is called a four-stroke combustion cycle to convert gasoline into motion. The four-stroke approach is also known as the Otto cycle, in honor of Nikolaus Otto, who invented it in 1867. The four strokes are The intake stroke. The compression stroke. The combustion stroke The exhaust stroke Best