In 1859, an event as significant as the advent of the wheel took place in Etienne Lenoir's workshop. The Belgian inventor converted a steam engine to ignite a mix of air and coal gas via a two-stroke ...

As someone who has spent decades analyzing and predicting the trajectory of the automotive industry, I’ve often witnessed revolutionary moments, from the rise of hybrid technology to the advent of ...

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

We're not going to get into the whole "who made the first car" argument today. But there's not much doubt that the overall history of self-propelled vehicles goes back well beyond the Mercedes Patent ...

During a single full cycle, an internal combustion engine must intake the fuel/air mixture, compress it, ignite it, and allow the exhaust gases created by ignition to escape. As their names imply, a ...

Automotive history is full of dead ends that eventually get lost to time. Seventy years ago, the free-piston engine was ...

Several days into it, the ongoing auto show in Shanghai, China, continues to capture the attention of the automotive world. The time that has passed since the event opened its doors allowed us to go ...

[Stay on top of transportation news: Get TTNews in your inbox.] Advanced researchers and engine makers say the internal combustion engine’s ability to be more efficient and run on greener fuels means ...

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 ...

Alina has been enthusiastic about vehicles her entire life, and even from an early age found herself itching to get behind the wheel. Through high school and college, she could be found reading ...