power train
noun
: the intervening mechanism by which power is transmitted from an engine to a propeller or axle that it drives
also
: this mechanism plus the engine
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Key features include a spacious and well equipped interior, a strong warranty, hybrid and plug in hybrid power trains.
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Tony Leopardo, Mercury News, 9 June 2025
The power train, whose total efficiency is rated at 12 percent, is powered by 200 m2 of solar cells.
—IEEE Spectrum, 26 Aug. 2013
The matching-numbers power train comprises the 335 hp Cobra Jet V-8 mated with an automatic transmission.
—Viju Mathew, Robb Report, 23 June 2025
Instead of focusing on the panels, axles, and bearings of a car, NIO first looks at the high-voltage architecture—batteries, power train, and so on—followed by the low-voltage, like digital compute.
—Charlie Campbell, Time, 29 May 2025
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Tony Leopardo, Mercury News, 9 June 2025
The power train, whose total efficiency is rated at 12 percent, is powered by 200 m2 of solar cells.
—IEEE Spectrum, 26 Aug. 2013
The matching-numbers power train comprises the 335 hp Cobra Jet V-8 mated with an automatic transmission.
—Viju Mathew, Robb Report, 23 June 2025
Instead of focusing on the panels, axles, and bearings of a car, NIO first looks at the high-voltage architecture—batteries, power train, and so on—followed by the low-voltage, like digital compute.
—Charlie Campbell, Time, 29 May 2025
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“Power train.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/power%20train. Accessed 16 Jul. 2025.
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