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electric drive
1. An electromechanical device which transmits motion from one shaft to another shaft while controlling the speed ratio of the shafts.
2. A mechanism that transmits motion from one shaft to another and controls the velocity ratio of the shafts by electrical means.
3. An automatic transmission in which a generator, connected with the engine, supplies power to a separate electric motor or motors; which drive the wheels.

It is used in buses, trucks, and Diesel locomotives.

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