Driveline vs Driveshaft - What's the difference?
driveline | driveshaft |
(automotive) The drivetrain minus the engine and transmission
The powertrain in general
* {{quote-news, year=2007, date=July 15, author=Kevin Cameron, title=Electric Cars Nearly Ready, but Batteries Are Less So, work=New York Times
, passage=Battery technology has evolved considerably; hybrids have arrived, priced to reflect their need for two power plants instead of one and a battery that by itself is one-third of the car’s driveline cost. }}
A shaft used to transmit rotary motion.
* The driveshaft of an automobile transfers power from the engine to the wheels.
* ''A windmill transmits motion to the ground level via a vertical driveshaft , which operates a water pump.
As nouns the difference between driveline and driveshaft
is that driveline is the drivetrain minus the engine and transmission while driveshaft is a shaft used to transmit rotary motion.driveline
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