Glossary / General

generator

25 Episode Mentions

Too Afraid to Ask

A generator is a small engine that makes electricity to keep the car's battery charged.

Technical Definition

In this context, a generator is the small gasoline engine that produces electricity to recharge the vehicle's battery while driving.

Hear It Discussed

"So basically you've got an engine as the generator, which charges the battery."
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"plug-in hybrid small SUV shaped car 1.5 liter engine with an electric motor driving the front wheels the petrol engine is a generator but it can mechanically connect to the wheels"
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"in my opinion is to act as a generator to charge of the battery. So I just drove the rogue, uh, the new rogue got that's a whole other can of worms."
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