Översikt över drivlinor
Drivlina är en uppsättning komponenter som driver ett fordon. Motorer, batterier, generatorer, såväl som drivlinor bestående av transmissioner, riktningsväljare, hjul och andra element, bildar alla former av drivlinor. Det finns flera typer av drivlinor i Derail Valley:
- Wire-Electric - Features an overhead electric powersource and electric transmission.
- Battery-Electric - Features an onboard battery electric powersource and electric transmission.
- Diesel-Electric - Features an onboard internal combustion engine powersource and electric transmission.
- Diesel-Hydraulic - Features an onboard internal combustion engine powersource and hydraulic transmission.
- Diesel-Mechanical - Features an internal combustion engine and mechanical transmission
- Steam - Features a steam-powered engine and transmission.
The type of powertrain a vehicle comes with notably affects its characteristics. Among those, there is a risk of powertrain overheating, and the different types of damage a powertrain can receive, such as mechanical and electrical.
Vehicles' powertrain type is what dictates the starting portion of their name.