The rotary engine makes a comeback for cars and drones as gasoline gains popularity as a complement to electric motors.

According to fleet executives as well as fleet maintenance managers, the death of the internal combustion engine may prove to be greatly exaggerated in spite of the excitement about electric ...

Some agree that batteries are the clear winner in the race against hydrogen technologies, while others think the opposite. There's no such debate among internal combustion engine proponents. Almost ...

People who love cars think that an engine is more than a bunch of metal pieces under the hood. The engine is what makes a car ...

Converting the ignition of a fuel-air mixture into usable mechanical energy lies at the core of a dizzying number of internal ...

With stricter emission standards and the rise of electric powertrains, it might seem like the internal-combustion engine's days are numbered. But Engineering Explained host Jason Fenske believes ...

The automakers are making it official—they’re phasing out internal combustion and heading, with varying degrees of happiness, into an all-electric future. So at what point does the more than 120-year ...

The world is facing a shift toward more sustainable and eco-friendly methods of power. The construction industry has been dealing with alternative options to the diesel engines it knows and loves. But ...

Every week that a new automaker seemingly announces the sell-by date of their internal combustion engines (ICE), BMW sticks out like a sore thumb. According to Handelsblatt, not only has BMW steered ...

Ford once sketched a road where an engine's pistons never saw oil and engines ran hotter on purpose. In a late‑1980s patent application filed and granted in Europe, the company described an "uncooled ...

As the United States marks its 250th anniversary, WTOP presents “250 Years of America,” a multipart series examining the innovations, breakthroughs and pivotal moments that have shaped the nation ...