The majority of modern cars run on a combustion engine, patented way back in 1876. Here are the different types of combustion engines and how each one works.

(UK) In 1876, Nicolaus Otto, Gottlieb Daimler, and Wilhelm Maybach developed and patented the four-cycle, compressed-charge engine. (Germany) In 1886, Karl Benz started the first commercial production ...

Reports of the demise of the internal combustion engine has been greatly exaggerated. Here's why.