internal combustion engine
noun
: a heat engine in which the combustion that generates the heat takes place inside the engine proper instead of in a furnace
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European sales of internal combustion engine vehicles and electric ones too are stagnating.
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Neil Winton, Forbes, 13 Sep. 2024
More than half of the value of internal combustion engine vehicles comes from supplier components.
—Justin Worland / Detroit, TIME, 11 Sep. 2024
Earlier this year, company chairman Lawrence Stroll announced that Aston Martin was backtracking on a previous pledge to phase out internal combustion engine powertrains.
—Bryan Hood, Robb Report, 3 Sep. 2024
Normal mode gives the driver a modicum more pep with the tradeoff of having to move your foot to the brake pedal to slow down, aping the feel of an internal combustion engine.
—Eric Bangeman, Ars Technica, 16 Aug. 2024
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Neil Winton, Forbes, 13 Sep. 2024
More than half of the value of internal combustion engine vehicles comes from supplier components.
—Justin Worland / Detroit, TIME, 11 Sep. 2024
Earlier this year, company chairman Lawrence Stroll announced that Aston Martin was backtracking on a previous pledge to phase out internal combustion engine powertrains.
—Bryan Hood, Robb Report, 3 Sep. 2024
Normal mode gives the driver a modicum more pep with the tradeoff of having to move your foot to the brake pedal to slow down, aping the feel of an internal combustion engine.
—Eric Bangeman, Ars Technica, 16 Aug. 2024
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“Internal combustion engine.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/internal%20combustion%20engine. Accessed 5 Oct. 2024.
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