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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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.
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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
Earlier this month, the president signed several resolutions aimed at dismantling California's efforts to promote the adoption of electric vehicles and phase out internal combustion engine vehicles by 2035.
—Hugh Cameron, MSNBC Newsweek, 25 June 2025
The level of interest in switching to an EV among internal combustion engine drivers in the US was 31%, compared with 34% in 2024, according to the survey.
—Preston Fore, Fortune, 17 June 2025
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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
Earlier this month, the president signed several resolutions aimed at dismantling California's efforts to promote the adoption of electric vehicles and phase out internal combustion engine vehicles by 2035.
—Hugh Cameron, MSNBC Newsweek, 25 June 2025
The level of interest in switching to an EV among internal combustion engine drivers in the US was 31%, compared with 34% in 2024, according to the survey.
—Preston Fore, Fortune, 17 June 2025
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“Internal combustion engine.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/internal%20combustion%20engine. Accessed 19 Jul. 2025.
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