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Confidence votes 24.7K. Technically, there is no difference between an engine and a motor. However, by common usage the term 'engine' is usually applied to heat engines (e.g. internal combustion engines, steam engines, etc.) whereas the term 'motor' is more-widely applied to electric machines. + 1 other found this useful.
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..........