Although the end of the internal combustion engine seems to be sealed for many manufacturers, it appears that new petrol and diesel engines are still in the pipeline. News of the ICE’s demise has apparently been premature, for as the car industry heads towards the electric era, a new combustion engine alliance is being formed in Japan by makers Toyota, Mazda and Subaru. The three carmakers announced the plan in a joint statement at a recent Multipathway Workshop held in Tokyo. They said the new ICE power-plants will emerge as potent weapons in the war on carbon emissions, even in the age of el…