petrol engine
Britishnoun
Example Sentences
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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
A 100kW electric motor and a 3.9kWh battery will sit alongside a 1.6-litre turbocharged petrol engine.
From BBC • Jan. 19, 2022
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
Instead of the electric engine used by the Tissandiers, he employed the small petrol engine out of a motor tricycle.
From Chatterbox, 1905. by Various
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