Alternators in cars: why are they called that and how do they recharge your battery??

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What.. alternates by them to recharge the battery? How is it recharging? In a gas car? While its off? I feel like an idiot!

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They’re called alternators because they produce alternating current (AC). They have a pulley on one end with a belt that allows it to turn the engine’s mechanical energy into electric energy

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