I don’t understand why a car would have both if they both provide rotational energy, unless they just stack? I don’t know what’s going on.

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    Not sure what your question is? The words engine and motor are used interchangably and there is only one motor/engine in like 99.99999% of cars unless they are a hybrid with a gasoline engine and an electric motor.

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      I didn’t realize they were just different words for the same thing. I was just sitting here thinking that I had a general idea of how a car works between the engine, drive train, transmission, etc., then I was just like “Why the fuck have I heard gas cars have a motor and why haven’t I seen one?” when I’ve been looking at it this whole time