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Old 12-28-2011, 11:55 AM   #7 (permalink)
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Originally posted by Frank Lee
why do people call electric motors "engines" and ices "motors"?
I did a mistake, sorry. I already know that ICE is not a motor, because the word "Engine" is in it. But I didn't know that an electric motor is not an engine. Thanks for the clarification. Like JasonG said, english is not my first language, but i'm learning. In french, if you say "Moteur" it is for electric AND gasoline.

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Originally posted by Ryland
Battery swap would be a neat idea but impractical except for fleets of identical cars.
Yeah, I understand that cars makers would have to make the same battery and the same swapping system for all car, and that's nearly impossible, but this could still be an issue for the EV.
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