combustion engine
Americannoun
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Measures included delaying the introduction of some fully electric cars, and extending the life of some combustion engine and hybrid models.
From Barron's • May 8, 2026
What gives the internal combustion engine staying power during this age of electrification?
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 24, 2026
The other big perk: There’s no combustion engine to stop and then start back up.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 3, 2026
The group also announced it would relaunch combustion engine models in the US and Europe, including diesel.
From Barron's • Feb. 26, 2026
They look that way when you don’t know much about them—all of those tubes and wires and valves—but mostly the combustion engine hasn’t changed that much since it was invented.
From "Challenger Deep" by Neal Shusterman
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