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I jokingly said at work (automotive related workplace) that I have to think twice when people mention ICE and that it doesn't mean In-Car-Entertainment. Which to me it does and has done for 30 years. As far as I am concerned ICE only started being used widely recently in the context of NOT EV's.
I was kinda told in no uncertain terms that ICE has always meant Internal Combustion Engine and TBH I was rather taken aback by the veracity of the response.
What's other peoples experience, or maybe there are other acronyms that mean multiple things, but you have to think twice about when you here them.
I was kinda told in no uncertain terms that ICE has always meant Internal Combustion Engine and TBH I was rather taken aback by the veracity of the response.
What's other peoples experience, or maybe there are other acronyms that mean multiple things, but you have to think twice about when you here them.
sparkyhx said:
I jokingly said at work (automotive related workplace) that I have to think twice when people mention ICE and that it doesn't mean In-Car-Entertainment. Which to me it does and has done for 30 years. As far as I am concerned ICE only started being used widely recently in the context of NOT EV's.
I was kinda told in no uncertain terms that ICE has always meant Internal Combustion Engine and TBH I was rather taken aback by the veracity of the response.
What's other peoples experience, or maybe there are other acronyms that mean multiple things, but you have to think twice about when you here them.
Someone who works in an automotive related workplace and doesn't know what ICE meant shouldn't be there..or should be fired of course I was kinda told in no uncertain terms that ICE has always meant Internal Combustion Engine and TBH I was rather taken aback by the veracity of the response.
What's other peoples experience, or maybe there are other acronyms that mean multiple things, but you have to think twice about when you here them.
sparkyhx said:
...or maybe there are other acronyms that mean multiple things, but you have to think twice about when you here them.
IPA, depending on context can be India Pale Ale or Isopropyl Alcohol. One of those is better for drinking than the other!I just googled and found out that IPA can also refer to the International Phonetic Alphabet.
Back to ICE, I also knew it as 'in car entertainment' well before EV cars became common and it started being commonly used for 'internal combustion engine'.
Agree with OP.
I was into ICE in the 80s, and Home Cinema in the 90s.
In '83, I bought and installed a top-of-the-range Blaupunkt quad-speaker stereo (with 80W amplifier) in an 850 mini!
The ICE cost over £550 at that time - likely near to a couple of grand today.
The mini was worth substantially less!
I was into ICE in the 80s, and Home Cinema in the 90s.
In '83, I bought and installed a top-of-the-range Blaupunkt quad-speaker stereo (with 80W amplifier) in an 850 mini!
The ICE cost over £550 at that time - likely near to a couple of grand today.
The mini was worth substantially less!
I agree with the OP, ICE was always in car entertainment until relatively recently, though I'm not sure how commonly used/known it would have been unless you were into cars?
Whereas I think the now-current ICE vs EV is maybe more commonly understood by people who aren't car enthusiasts?
So perhaps that's why some people would only be aware of the one version.
Whereas I think the now-current ICE vs EV is maybe more commonly understood by people who aren't car enthusiasts?
So perhaps that's why some people would only be aware of the one version.
There's an information disseminations system in the NHS and it's called ICE. In true a right-on, modern jargon centred spirit it doesn't stand for anything solid or logical but...
NHS said:
What does ICE stand for in hospitals?
Disclosure by patients of their ideas, concerns, and expectations about diagnosis and/or treatment, brought together in the ICE acronym, is a part of 'gathering information' within the communication framework and exemplifies a patient-centred approach.
Disclosure by patients of their ideas, concerns, and expectations about diagnosis and/or treatment, brought together in the ICE acronym, is a part of 'gathering information' within the communication framework and exemplifies a patient-centred approach.
It always meant In Car Entertainment to me as well. I remember being thrilled when I bought a Sharp radio/cassette in the early 80s with APSS so you could skip a track!
In my work career HVAC always referred to Heating Ventilation and Air Conditioning, but now in BMW world it seems it means Hydraulic Valve Actuator Control of something like that. I grew up calling the latter hydraulic tappets.
In my work career HVAC always referred to Heating Ventilation and Air Conditioning, but now in BMW world it seems it means Hydraulic Valve Actuator Control of something like that. I grew up calling the latter hydraulic tappets.
I’ve worked in the auto industry since the late 90s. It has always meant In Car Entertainment to me.
The industry only started using ICE to mean Internal Combustion Engine when EVs appeared - there was no need for it before then because everything was an ICE vehicle.
The industry doesn’t use “EV” anyway, various terms are used (HEV, PHEV, BEV) to distinguish between the various different EV types.
The industry only started using ICE to mean Internal Combustion Engine when EVs appeared - there was no need for it before then because everything was an ICE vehicle.
The industry doesn’t use “EV” anyway, various terms are used (HEV, PHEV, BEV) to distinguish between the various different EV types.
CanAm said:
motco said:
Millennials! There was a world before they were born!
Indeed. Before the late 60s the word in use was "radio".The internal combustion engine predated car stereo by about 70 years.
(Yes I know there were a few abortive attempts at car phonographs)
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