The Auto Industry Has Been Perfecting the Internal Combustion Engine

Multiple Choice

The auto industry has been perfecting the internal combustion engine (ICE) for some 120 years. The Partnership for a New Generation of Vehicles (PNGV) , a cooperative program between the Big Three and the U.S. government to replace ICEs with electric engines, has been operating since 1993. The internal combustion engine (ICE) is an example of______________ .

A) a dominant design
B) design dichotomy
C) a synergistic design
D) a differential design
E) a dichotomous product