traction battery
Word Rarity
Rare
Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.71 in modern English
22
Scrabble Score
15
Letters
4
Syllables
10
Unique Chars
Meaning
noun
A rechargeable battery used to power the electric motor(s) of a battery electric vehicle (BEV) or hybrid electric vehicle (HEV).
Example Sentences
- "In order to avoid the use of shunting locomotives at the ports a 230 amp./hr. traction battery is provided so that the vans can move under their own power on to the necessarily unelectrified quayside lines."
- "At Derby, the '165' will be fitted with Magtec traction motors, range extender engines and traction batteries."