axle

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In many instances, teams are using high-speed parts of the track to reduce engine output to the rear axle and charge the battery instead, a process known as "clipping".

From BBC • Mar. 12, 2026

Next up is the E-Ray, with the 6.2-liter V8 aided by an electric motor on the front axle, starting at $108,600.

From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 18, 2025

Developments over the winter had made the new car faster, but introduced what the drivers called a "numbness" to the front axle, which was preventing Norris' ability to exploit the car.

From BBC • Dec. 7, 2025

If the AWD detects a sustained loss of traction at the rear it can route up to 369 lb-ft to the front axle.

From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 30, 2025

The last straw that busted the wagon’s axle was when something the cap’n had said in the moonlight in the river finally made itself clear to me.

From "The Journey of Little Charlie" by Christopher Paul Curtis