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Quick Answer. Although laymen often use the words motor and engine interchangeably, from a technical point of view, an engine uses fuel to create heat that it converts into motion, while a motor uses electricity to produce motion.
They are both internal combustion engines. One is driving a transmission and a vehicle and the other is driving a generator. A generator is used to to â¦ produce DC current, that is driven by an electrical AC motor, Hench the term Motor-Generator applies. An engine uses it's own source of fuel, Gasoline, for it's power source. Never call a ENGINE a MOTOR..........