The electrical system includes several subsystems that provide your vehicle with that vital spark that makes it start and then keeps it running. It's one of the many systems on a vehicle that's ...

Over the past few years, we have run across some teams who, for the goal of attaining maximum power, chose to run without an alternator. We started thinking about that and decided to see if there were ...

Few endeavors can intimidate or frighten '65-'73 Mustang owners more than diagnosing an electrical problem. To most, Mustang wiring and harnesses are complex mysteries. In actuality, the vintage ...

Push-button start is standard on most modern cars, trucks and SUVs today. How does it work and is it better than ignition keys?

Electricity has been doing our work for more than 100 years thanks to the efforts of inquiring minds who have paved the way for us. Thomas Edison, for example, understood that resistance to the flow ...

When it comes to your motorcycle’s electrical and ignition systems, there’s a lot to know about diagnosis and repair. One potential complication involves your bike’s CDI box. But what is a CDI box on ...

This is a preview. Log in through your library . Abstract This paper describes experimental studies carried out as part of a program to develop a neat methanol (M100) version of a GM 4-cylinder light ...

Volvo just launched the EX90 for the 2025 model year, but the electric three-row SUV is already getting a major upgrade for 2026: a new 800-volt electrical system.

If you really think about it, starting our cars as easily as we do every day is something of a modern miracle. We jump into our vehicles, turn a key (or even just push a button on many occasions), and ...

Purdue has created part of a new cubesat thruster which electromagnetically accelerates plasma to produce thrust. They have successfully tested the ignition system for more than 1.5 million pulses.