generator
A generator is a small engine that makes electricity to keep the car's battery charged.
In this context, a generator is the small gasoline engine that produces electricity to recharge the vehicle's battery while driving.
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"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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