combustion
Example Sentences
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“We know once somebody drives an EV. They rarely go back to internal combustion engine,” she says, adding that the presence of EV chargers is increasing, which should enable increased EV adoption.
But in reality they behave differently because of the number of elements they comprise, which has required revised combustion systems to ensure the fuel burns cleanly.
From BBC
They tested for asbestos, toxic metals such as lead and potentially hazardous organic compounds often unleashed through combustion, called volatile organic compounds, or VOCs.
From Los Angeles Times
Traditional heat engines, such as internal combustion engines and steam turbines, operate by turning thermal energy into mechanical motion, or simply converting heat into movement.
From Science Daily
Ford and General Motors downsized their electric-vehicle ambitions and are set to benefit from the trend of internal combustion engine vehicles being around for longer.
From MarketWatch
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