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Old 10-14-2013, 11:38 AM   #18400
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Originally Posted by Allch Chcar View Post
No, motor doesn't say or specify the fuel source, only the method of locomotion.

Eg. electric motor uses electricity while a gasoline motor uses gasoline. Both are necessarily correct. Otherwise saying electric motor would be unnecessary.
To me a motor is a machine that converts electrical energy into mechanical energy

while an engine converts thermal energy to mechanical work
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