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Hehe... Says a writer in Jalopnik:
https://jalopnik.com/you-can-totally-call-an-engine-a-motor-1818860405
... then ends:
"...you can say an electric car has an engine, but there’s no doubt that the latter is bit odd..."
I say MORE than "a bit odd"... Like, I joke around about the "diseasal" engine (diesel engine)... while I can't recall an electric motor overheating to the point of "stuff burning up" w/"stuff like a burning plastic smell" in the air. Anyway. MY vote? "Motor" good, "engine" ... VERY suspect... where fossil remains are involved. One of MY favorite "motors" is the "turbine" ... but that's only where the "high pressure fluid" is water "falling down hill"... (think "Niagara Falls". Also... a big fan of as little maintenance needed as possible. ie "preventative" maintenance. :wink: )
Pretty sure this is one Jalopnik writer that has been thinking "motors and engines" for decades... and is now having difficulty giving up thoughts of "engine". :lol:
https://jalopnik.com/you-can-totally-call-an-engine-a-motor-1818860405
... then ends:
So yes, you can totally say a gasoline-powered car has a motor, and you can say an electric car has an engine, but there’s no doubt that the latter is bit odd, while the former is totally normal.
"...you can say an electric car has an engine, but there’s no doubt that the latter is bit odd..."
I say MORE than "a bit odd"... Like, I joke around about the "diseasal" engine (diesel engine)... while I can't recall an electric motor overheating to the point of "stuff burning up" w/"stuff like a burning plastic smell" in the air. Anyway. MY vote? "Motor" good, "engine" ... VERY suspect... where fossil remains are involved. One of MY favorite "motors" is the "turbine" ... but that's only where the "high pressure fluid" is water "falling down hill"... (think "Niagara Falls". Also... a big fan of as little maintenance needed as possible. ie "preventative" maintenance. :wink: )
Pretty sure this is one Jalopnik writer that has been thinking "motors and engines" for decades... and is now having difficulty giving up thoughts of "engine". :lol: