petrol engine
Britishnoun
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LaFerrari, Ferrari's first production hybrid hypercar, which combines a petrol engine and an electric motor, was launched in 2013.
From BBC ● Jun. 25, 2026
On a sweltering October afternoon, Hardeep Sharma, 39, hauls a 40-liter portable petrol engine on his back to spray insecticide across a 3-acre sugarcane field.
From Slate ● Jan. 20, 2024
But as today’s battery technology cannot compete with the sustained power of a petrol engine, they are also rethinking everything from electric motors to car body materials.
From Reuters ● Sep. 27, 2021
The TX also has the option for a range extender 1.5-liter petrol engine for use when the driver wants to conserve the battery.
From The Verge ● Dec. 5, 2017
N. Auxiliary petrol engine driving dynamo, bilge pumps, fire pumps and air compressor.
From Submarine Warfare of To-day How the Submarine Menace was Met and Vanquished, With Descriptions of the Inventions and Devices Used, Fast Boats, Mystery Ships by Domville-Fife, Charles W. (Charles William)
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