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A generator converts mechanical energy into electrical energy. Older cars had generators that produced DC electricity. On newer cars (since the 50's or 60's) they have a generator but to emphasize the fact that it is a different type which produces AC current instead of DC they are now called alternators, but scientifically speaking they are just a different type of generator.

All large power plants that produce power of homes and businesses call theirs generators, but they make AC current.

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