combustion engine
Americannoun
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Foreign brands still make up roughly half of internal combustion engine car sales, but the market is shrinking as Chinese consumers shift to EVs.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 1, 2026
Only the power of the internal combustion engine is measured.
From BBC ● Jun. 10, 2026
The engine suppliers have agreed to change the ratio to 60-40 in favour of the internal combustion engine by 2028 and will do so in two steps.
From BBC ● Jun. 10, 2026
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
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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