A faulty alternator not only makes the safe operation of a car impossible but can significantly damage the entire vehicle. For instance, faults in the electrical part of the alternator lead to severe ...

Your garden variety automotive alternator is ripe for repurposing as is, but with a little modification, it can actually be used as a surprisingly powerful brushless motor. Looking to demonstrate ...

The owners of a private island in the U.S. rely on vessel transport as a lifeline to the mainland. Their boat, used for ...

LiquidPiston is testing a 10-kW generator it's prototyped for the US military, which it claims is just a quarter of the size and weight of the current model the Army uses. That means it'll be far ...

Please verify your email address. When you buy an electric vehicle for your daily commute a full charge should, in general, be enough to take you back and forth from work and around the city to do ...

One megawatt (MW) of solar capacity is equivalent to 1,000 kilowatts (kW), enough to power 173 homes according to the Solar Energy Industries Association (SEIA). Installed capacity is the main ...

The 1967 Hodaka Road Toad used a 98 cc single cylinder two stroke air cooled oil injected motor that made 9.8 hp (7.3 KW) with a 5 speed wide ratio transmission and an alternator with lights to ...

Volkswagen is launching a new SUV model on the European market: the Tayron. The five- or seven-seater sport utility vehicle ...

The Lexus LX 700h is fitted with a V6, a motor-generator, and a waterproof battery. Off-road performance is ensured even in ...

Ducati celebrates a decade of Ducati Scrambler with blinged up Ducati Scrambler 10° Anniversario Rizoma Edition ...

Lexus has introduced the first-ever electrified LX model in the form of the new LX 700h. The hybrid offering has been ...

The output of an alternator can be represented on a voltage–time graph, with potential difference (voltage) on the vertical axis and time on the horizontal axis. A – The coil is at 0°.