With all the recent emphasis on electric vehicles, we often overlook the technology that still powers most cars on the road today. The internal combustion engine (ICE) has been at the heart of the ...
From heavy-duty trucks and agricultural machinery to marine vessels and power generators, internal combustion engines remain essential to transportation and industry. These engines burn fuel within a ...
Back when we posted about GM's efforts to send a vehicle back to the moon utilizing some of the same electric powertrain technology as the Hummer EV, a user on our Facebook page stated that this made ...
During a seminar focused on hydrogen-powered internal combustion engines (H2 ICE), Volvo, Bosch, Cummins, and Cespira executives highlighted the work their companies are doing to advance H2 ICE ...
Ethanol has emerged as a versatile renewable fuel for spark-ignition engines owing to its high octane rating, low cost and potential to reduce greenhouse-gas emissions. Its oxygenated nature promotes ...
A better mousetrap? Even now, as electrification seems poised to end the internal combustion engine’s long run as the transportation motivator of choice, enterprising tinkerers continue to propose ...
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Solid-fuel ramjets commonly use hydroxyl-terminated polybutadiene (HTPB), a long-chain polymer that breaks down into many different gaseous species. “When HTPB decomposes, you don’t know what species ...
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Despite its critics and moves toward electrification, the internal combustion engine is not yet dead. Though its design for passenger vehicles may have begun to reach its apex with Mazda’s Skyactiv ...
After military service a career as war correspondent was on the cards. But then an exclusive bursar programme in automotive journalism came 'a-knockin' - and so a 26-year journey spanning newspapers, ...
From heavy-duty trucks and agricultural machinery to shipping fleets, aviation, and power generation, internal combustion engines STILL remain indispensable to both global infrastructure and mobility.