GeoByte1:The internal combustion engine powers millions of automobiles, trucks, buses, motorcycles, boats, trains, ships and airplanes worldwide.
GeoByte2:In 1989 there were over 47 million new cars manufactured worldwide!
GeoByte3:General Motors is the largest manufacturer of motor vehicles and parts in the world.
GeoByte4:In this type of engine, combustionΓÇöthe burning of fuelΓÇötakes place inside of cylinders. That's why it's called an internal combustion engine.
GeoByte5:Etienne Lenoir designed the first internal combustion engine. It ran on coal gas.
GeoByte6:What makes a car go? The power of the explosions that take place inside its internal combustion engine.