power train
noun
: the intervening mechanism by which power is transmitted from an engine to a propeller or axle that it drives
also
: this mechanism plus the engine
power train warranty
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Those were the dismal days of power-robbing emissions systems adapted to otherwise delightful power trains.
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Robert Ross, Robb Report, 4 Apr. 2025
The automaker recalled almost 13,000 2021 to 2024 Bronco Sport and 2022 to 2023 Maverick vehicles that may have body and power train control modules that may fail to detect a change in the 12-volt battery state of charge.
—James Powel, USA TODAY, 24 Mar. 2025
Dealers recalibrated the body control module and power train control module for free.
—Mary Walrath-Holdridge, USA TODAY, 19 Mar. 2025
The new launch will also have a 48-volt electrical assistance system, made up of a 1/7 kWh lithium-iron-phosphate battery attached to a belt alternator starter and a power train generator.
—Nicole Hoey, Robb Report, 5 Mar. 2025
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Robert Ross, Robb Report, 4 Apr. 2025
The automaker recalled almost 13,000 2021 to 2024 Bronco Sport and 2022 to 2023 Maverick vehicles that may have body and power train control modules that may fail to detect a change in the 12-volt battery state of charge.
—James Powel, USA TODAY, 24 Mar. 2025
Dealers recalibrated the body control module and power train control module for free.
—Mary Walrath-Holdridge, USA TODAY, 19 Mar. 2025
The new launch will also have a 48-volt electrical assistance system, made up of a 1/7 kWh lithium-iron-phosphate battery attached to a belt alternator starter and a power train generator.
—Nicole Hoey, Robb Report, 5 Mar. 2025
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“Power train.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/power%20train. Accessed 12 Apr. 2025.
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