The alternator is a device that keeps your car’s electrical system running once the engine is on. It’s essentially a small generator that converts mechanical energy into electricity, bolted to the ...

With the increasing use of aftermarket electrical devices on older muscle cars, this amplifies the demand for sufficient ...

Construction will begin as soon as Monday on a system that will charge electric vehicles wirelessly – while they are traveling, Purdue University said Thursday in a news release. Purdue engineers will ...

At the “Crossroads of America,” Purdue University engineers and the Indiana Department of Transportation (INDOT) are working to make it possible for electric vehicles ranging from tractor-trailers to ...

The battery system on an electric car can either charge—from regenerative braking or an external power supply—or discharge—powering the EV's motor(s) or supplying that power via so-called ...