electric engine
Battery-powered propulsion unit
An electric engine is a motor powered by electricity rather than combustion.
The term is slightly unusual—*motor* is the standard word for electric-powered machines, while *engine* typically implies combustion of fuel.
But the phrases overlap in casual use, especially for electric vehicles: The car's electric engine is whisper-quiet.
- motorEnergy-to-motion converter
- batteryPortable electricity storage
- battery packPortable electricity storage unit
- voltageElectrical potential difference
- currentDirected flow of charge
coil · winding · torque · power · power grid · charging · charging station · hybrid · Tesla · EV · zero emissions · green energy · hum · silent · regenerative · drivetrain · magnetic · rotor
- model trainsmodel trains, train set, train sets, locomotive, rolling stock
- locomotiveslocomotive, steam locomotive, diesel locomotive, tender, shunter
electric enginegas engine
Fuel-powered mechanical converter
gasoline engine · internal combustion engine · diesel engine · combustion engine · steam engine
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