Tag: internal combustion engine

  • How To Reboot Ottawa’s Zero Emission Vehicle Mandate

    How To Reboot Ottawa’s Zero Emission Vehicle Mandate

    The federal government has proposed regulations requiring the sale of a minimum numbers of Zero Emission Vehicles (ZEVs) in Canada (20 percent of all light vehicles in 2026, ramping up to 60 percent in 2030 and 100 percent in 2035). The flip side of this requirement is that the sale of internal combustion engine (ICE)…

  • 1980s tech can keep gas powered cars on the road

    1980s tech can keep gas powered cars on the road

    Read enough automotive-related articles on the internet and you will be convinced the internal-combustion engine is being hunted with a fervor typically reserved for villains in Liam Neeson movies. Okay, that conclusion may be extreme—but it holds some truth. Regulations regarding emissions and engine efficiency grow stricter with each passing year and manufacturers are faced…

  • Our Horse Powered Past And The Mother Of Current Auto Tech

    Our Horse Powered Past And The Mother Of Current Auto Tech

    Where did auto tech start? A horse and buggy. Excellent horse-power huh? People got tired of the nurturing it took to take care of a work horse. People wanted more and as with anything the need for something better fuels the spark for innovation. How about something to do work, but doesn’t need rest? Doesn’t…