Beware of Buzz
Old technology simply does not make headlines today.
Gottlieb Daimler introduced the first known prototype in 1885 (127 years ago!) of what is known today as the modern gasoline engine. The following year, Karl Benz received the first patent (DRP No. 37435) for a gasoline engine automobile.
Even though the gasoline engine remains the most proven and popular engine today, you won’t hear much about it in the news and your friends won’t engage you in an enthusiastic conversation about how reliable and dependable internal combustion technology is.