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diesel-electric
adjective
uk /ˌdiː.zəl.iˈlek.trɪk/ us /ˌdiː.zəl.ɪˈlek.trɪk//ˌdiː.səl.ɪˈlek.trɪk/
A diesel-electric vehicle uses a diesel(= heavy oil used as fuel) engine to power an electric motor:
The government announced plans to build new diesel-electric submarines.
diesel-electric hybridAll buses bought in the future should be diesel-electric hybrids rather than standard diesel vehicles.
The vessel is powered by four huge diesel-electric engines.
He explained that the diesel-electric technology was ideal for delivery and garbage trucks, buses, and other urban uses.
So far, the diesel-electric hybrids cost up to 60 percent more than a comparable diesel-only truck.
The 200 new diesel-electric buses will be delivered to the city over the next two years.
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