Internal combustion engines aren’t very efficient. Most modern gasoline engines only convert about 35% of fuel energy into work. Diesels can do over 40%, but need expensive emission systems to stay ...

German Nikolaus Otto built the first successful four-stoke engine, known as the “Otto cycle,” in 1878. Gottlieb Daimler, another German, crafted the prototype for the first modern gas engine ...

Bullish (Video) GM Research: 1922 Gasoline Engine & Anti-Knock Fuel. Posted: March 8, 2025 | Last updated: March 8, 2025. Unsure of the title.. The film discusses advancements in automobile ...

1876: Otto, in collaboration with Gottlieb Daimler and Wilhelm Maybach, patents the four-stroke internal combustion engine—the forefather of modern gasoline engines. USTPO. 1881: Scottish engineer ...

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. Tech ...

The Otto combustion cycle is not the only way gasoline engine can operate. Back in 1882, British engineer James Atkinson developed the combustion cycle that still wears his name.

Most modern gasoline and diesel-powered engines found in the cars and trucks seen on today's roadways rely on the four-cycle-engine principles developed in the late 1800s by Nikolaus Otto ...

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 of ...

One of the oldest Canadian-made motorcycles known to exist — a 110-year-old Indian "Hendee Special" built at a Toronto factory in 1914. Handout ...