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combustion

[kuhm-buhs-chuhn] / kəmˈbʌs tʃən /


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On Wednesday, European Commission Vice-President Stephane Sejourne said that the EU was willing to show "flexibility" in how the combustion engine phase-out is achieved, ahead of a commission announcement expected on December 10.

From Barron's

The third channel promises to be a mixed bag of the freshened and familiar, today’s icons and tomorrow’s sentimental favorites, with the mix heavily tilted toward combustion.

From The Wall Street Journal

Batteries for electric trucks can weigh thousands of pounds more than conventional combustion engines, which would limit the amount of goods that truckers can haul, Mr. Grimes said.

From New York Times

The new law had been expected to make it impossible to sell internal combustion engine cars in the EU from 2035.

From BBC

The European Commission struck a deal with Germany over the weekend to resolve the row, by offering assurances that combustion engine cars that only run on e-fuels will be exempted from the 2035 ban.

From Reuters