I don’t understand why a car would have both if they both provide rotational energy, unless they just stack? I don’t know what’s going on.
I don’t understand why a car would have both if they both provide rotational energy, unless they just stack? I don’t know what’s going on.
Not sure what your question is? The words engine and motor are used interchangably and there is only one motor/engine in like 99.99999% of cars unless they are a hybrid with a gasoline engine and an electric motor.
I didn’t realize they were just different words for the same thing. I was just sitting here thinking that I had a general idea of how a car works between the engine, drive train, transmission, etc., then I was just like “Why the fuck have I heard gas cars have a motor and why haven’t I seen one?” when I’ve been looking at it this whole time
Technically they do have both… the starter that starts the engine is a motor. If you have electric power steering, that has a motor. Your windshield wipers have a motor. If you have power seat adjustment, motor. There are many small motors around a car to accomplish things.
Also, personally, I wouldn’t use motor and engine interchangeably. I know it’s very common to do so, but as someone that works on my own vehicles from the time I was 16, they’ve always been referenced distinctly in service manuals. Motors run on electricity, engines run on combustion.
Yup, engine and motor are interchanged, and the drivetrain is the entire driving system of the car which includes: engine, transmission, driveshaft, differential(s), axles, wheels.