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  2. Vehicle classification by propulsion system - Wikipedia

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    PEV - Plug-in Electric Vehicle - vehicle has a socket and can be propelled by electric power. BEV - Battery Electric Vehicle - vehicle drives on electrical energy stored in a battery. HEV - Hybrid Electric Vehicle - vehicle drives either with or without combustion engine. Does not a have socket for recharging battery. MHV - Mild Hybrid Vehicle ...

  3. Automotive battery - Wikipedia

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    A typical 12 V, 40 Ah lead-acid car battery. An automotive battery, or car battery, is a rechargeable battery that is used to start a motor vehicle.. Its main purpose is to provide an electric current to the electric-powered starting motor, which in turn starts the chemically-powered internal combustion engine that actually propels the vehicle.

  4. Motor vehicle - Wikipedia

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    A motor vehicle, also known as a motorized vehicle, automotive vehicle, automobile, or road vehicle, is a self-propelled land vehicle, commonly wheeled, that does not operate on rails (such as trains or trams), does not fly (such as airplanes or helicopters), does not float on water (such as boats or ships), and is used for the transportation ...

  5. Drivetrain - Wikipedia

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    In automotive engineering, the drivetrain is the components of a motor vehicle that deliver power to the drive wheels. [1] This excludes the engine or motor that generates the power. In marine applications, the drive shaft will drive a propeller , thruster, or waterjet rather than a drive axle , while the actual engine might be similar to an ...

  6. Electric vehicle conversion - Wikipedia

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    In automobile engineering, electric vehicle conversion is the replacement of a car's combustion engine and connected components with an electric motor and batteries, to create a battery electric vehicle (BEV). There are two main aims for converting an internal combustion engine vehicle (aka combustion vehicle) to run as a battery-electric vehicle.

  7. Alternator (automotive) - Wikipedia

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    Hybrid electric vehicles replace the separate alternator and starter motor with one or more combined motor/generator(s) that start the internal combustion engine, provide some or all of the mechanical power to the wheels, and charge a large storage battery. [13] When more than one motor/generator is present, as in the Hybrid Synergy Drive used ...

  8. Traction motor - Wikipedia

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    In the case of French TGV power cars, a motor mounted to the power car's frame drives each axle; a "tripod" drive allows a small amount of flexibility in the drive train allowing the trucks bogies to pivot. By mounting the relatively heavy traction motor directly to the power car's frame, rather than to the bogie, better dynamics are obtained ...

  9. Automobile engine replacement - Wikipedia

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    A replacement automobile engine is an engine or a major part of one that is sold individually without any other parts required to make a functional car (for example a drivetrain). These engines are produced either as aftermarket parts or as reproductions of an engine that has gone out of production.