: an engine that derives its motive force from the energy of combustion
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Today, China is the world's leading auto manufacturer, with 100 or so companies producing an extensive range of fully electric, hybrid and internal-combustion engine vehicles.—Bob Woods, CNBC, 6 June 2026 Yang suspects that the same reactions that take place in a combustion engine could be occurring naturally within certain mini-Neptunes, producing PAHS that amalgamate as clouds of soot that then rise higher into the atmosphere, perhaps driven upwards by thermal convection currents.—Keith Cooper, Space.com, 4 June 2026 According to Mega Engine, Chi, its high-pressure oxygen-rich staged combustion engine demonstrated rapid startup and stable combustion during the test.—Chris Young, Interesting Engineering, 27 May 2026 Despite the biturbo and hugely powerful combustion engine, the Temerario’s traction from a standstill is incredible, like an EV.—James Morris, Forbes.com, 23 May 2026 See All Example Sentences for combustion engine