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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That will only be concerning, obviously, the internal combustion engine and not do the job for the hybrid system.
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ArsTechnica, 11 June 2025
Battery EVs run entirely on electricity, while hybrid vehicles combine an electric battery with an internal combustion engine.
—Dylan Butts, CNBC, 4 June 2025
With every storm, there is a race to use the disaster as justification to pass radical climate legislation that raises electricity and transportation costs, such as carbon taxes, gas stove bans and internal combustion engine bans.
—Diana Furchtgott-Roth, Boston Herald, 6 July 2025
Eventually, Stellantis has said, an internal combustion engine will return to its hallmark muscle car.
—Liam Rappleye, Freep.com, 2 July 2025
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ArsTechnica, 11 June 2025
Battery EVs run entirely on electricity, while hybrid vehicles combine an electric battery with an internal combustion engine.
—Dylan Butts, CNBC, 4 June 2025
With every storm, there is a race to use the disaster as justification to pass radical climate legislation that raises electricity and transportation costs, such as carbon taxes, gas stove bans and internal combustion engine bans.
—Diana Furchtgott-Roth, Boston Herald, 6 July 2025
Eventually, Stellantis has said, an internal combustion engine will return to its hallmark muscle car.
—Liam Rappleye, Freep.com, 2 July 2025
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“Internal combustion engine.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/internal%20combustion%20engine. Accessed 25 Jul. 2025.
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