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Powertrain
How the car is propelled and energised, from petrol to battery-electric.
Terms in use
Only terms with at least one entry are listed.
- PetrolSpark-ignition internal combustion, no electric drive assistance.175
- DieselCompression-ignition internal combustion.91
- Plug-in hybridFull hybrid with a plug-chargeable battery and meaningful electric-only range.19
- Battery electricBattery-electric only, no combustion engine.18
- Mild hybridBelt or integrated starter-generator that assists but cannot drive the car alone.17
- HybridFull hybrid: can move under electric power alone, charged only by the car itself.16
- LPGLiquefied petroleum gas, factory-fitted or homologated.5
- CNGCompressed natural gas, factory-fitted or homologated.4
- RotaryWankel rotary combustion, tracked separately because its consumption and output characteristics do not model like a reciprocating petrol engine.3
- Range extenderElectric drive throughout, with a combustion engine used only as a generator.1