gas car
(US, Canada, retronym) A car that uses an internal combustion engine instead of electric motors, especially the one fueled by gasoline.
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(US, Canada, retronym) A car that uses an internal combustion engine instead of electric motors, especially the one fueled by gasoline.
“Hot off the presses, #EV market share in April in Norway was 98.5%. They sold one (yes, one) gas car in the entire month!”
— Bluesky· May 2026
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