Do all EVs and PHEVs need a special 240-volt outlet to charge? Or, can they be charged at a normal 120-volt outlet? – Lawrence That 120-volt plug-in will charge every electric car. But if you drive ...

Electric cars need to be recharged, obviously. How car companies choose to provide the all-new equipment to do that varies significantly among makers. For its upcoming 2012 Ford Focus Electric, Ford ...

Why the hell can't the the world agree on one standard? American plugs are in my opinion the best in the world. They accomodate everything we need and there's really only one type of plug besides the ...

If you are like most people, the extent of your knowledge about electricity is you either have it or you don't. When you don't have electricity the voltage is zero. When you have it, the voltage ...

PEACHTREE CORNERS, Ga.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Siemens is the first company to successfully receive UL listing for a 120-volt, single pole solid-state circuit breaker. The solid-state breaker concept ...

Ever needed a low power 120volt AC power source for your car, van or truck? Well this circuit should do the trick for you. It will supply 15 watts of AC power to a device. It should power lamps, ...

When the first few thousand electric cars went on sale in California in the mid- to late 1990s, they used various different charging methods, each with its own dedicated charging stations. Given the ...

If you read our recent feature about the Tal-y-Llyn Railway, the world’s first preserved line, you may have taken a while to watch the short film about the railway in the early 1950s. It was the work ...