Almost exactly 200 years ago, French physicist Sadi Carnot determined the maximum efficiency of heat engines. The Carnot ...

The European Commission has proposed to ease the ban on sales of new internal combustion engine vehicles from 2035, a decision that will only encourage a slowdown in investment at a time when ...

A proposal to revise an E.U. law requiring carmakers to stop producing combustion engines by 2035 would offer some relief to automakers, but it sets back the region’s climate goals. By Patricia Cohen ...

Plans to ban the sale of new combustion engine cars in the European Union by 2035 have been thrown into turmoil after pressure from car manufacturers. On Tuesday, the European Commission proposed ...

Good morning! It's Friday, December 12, 2025, and this is The Morning Shift, your daily roundup of the top automotive headlines from around the world, in one place. This is where you'll find the most ...

Nye joined the MCN team in January 2024. Born into a family of bikers, he was first wobbling around on two wheels at just four years old. Following this early introduction to the world of motorcycles, ...

He said Chinese buyers, despite buying more EVs, are less interested in how their cars are powered, and more in their digital lifestyle integration. Car buyers worldwide are returning to combustion ...

The prime ministers of Bulgaria, the Czech Republic, Hungary, Italy, Poland and Slovakia pressed for more flexibility in the rules that would phase out petrol and diesel engines. Credit: Petr ...

Evan Williams is an automotive journalist and mechanical engineering technologist with more than a decade of experience in the industry. He has written for the Toronto Star and AutoTrader Canada and ...

Automotive engineers have invested countless billions trying to improve upon the humble internal combustion engine, but not all those efforts have translated well. In fact, sometimes, things got weird ...