gasoline engine
Internal combustion powerplant
A gasoline engine is an internal combustion engine that burns gasoline as fuel, converting the energy released into mechanical motion.
Gasoline engines power most automobiles, motorcycles, lawn mowers, and portable generators.
They differ from diesel engines in using spark plugs to ignite fuel rather than compression alone: The mechanic said the gasoline engine needed new spark plugs.
- cylinderCircular-based solid form
- carburetorEngine fuel-air mixer
- pistonReciprocating cylinder component
- motorcyclePowered two-wheeler
- spark plugElectrical ignition component
crankshaft · camshaft · ignition system · octane rating · gas guzzler · fuel injection · throttle body · fuel pump · go-kart · combustion chamber · timing belt · catalytic converter · exhaust manifold · snowmobile · chainsaw · lawn mower · four-stroke · turbocharger
- enginesV8, turbine, outboard motor, electric motor, inline-six
- gasoline enginesspark plug, piston, cylinder, crankshaft, combustion chamber
- propulsionjet, rocket, thrusting, jets, rockets
- boat propulsionpropeller, oar, sail, paddle, outboard motor
- hybridshybrid car, crossbred, mule, hybrid cars, tigon
- hybrid vehiclesplug-in hybrid, regenerative braking, regenerative brakes, battery pack, lithium-ion battery
gasoline engineelectric motor
Converts current to motion
electric engine · diesel engine · hydrogen fuel cell · zero-emission vehicle · steam engine