As the world is gradually turning into an electric vehicle market, individuals tend to believe that the internal combustion engine is approaching its demise. This technology has been driving ...

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 ...

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

In case you missed it, the automotive industry has been on a steady trajectory of internal combustion engine (ICE) downsizing for years. Battery-powered electric vehicles may capture most of the ...

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 ...

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