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 ...

A battery in a traditional car cannot directly create engine spark. It’s only rated at 12 volts, after all, so it needs a little help boosting the signal to the spark plugs. To make that happen, a car ...

For car enthusiasts and performance seekers, optimizing engine response is a thrilling endeavor. Ignition systems play a ...

Because of its mass, a battery takes a long time to change temperature. If a vehicle sits out all weekend in a zero-degree environment, it might take 30 hours to warm up the battery. Use the outside ...

As fuel prices continue to rise and consumer awareness and or government regulations for lower combustion emissions increase, automobile manufacturers are exploring ignition strategies to improve the ...

Technology group Wartsila completed large-scale testing of its proprietary Active Ignition Mitigation System (AIMS). AIMS is engineered to mitigate potential flammable gas build-up during an abnormal ...

How many times have you asked yourself, “I wonder if I can squeeze a few more horsepower from my enduring, yet horsepower-challenged engine?” To tell you the truth, there are lots of ways, but the ...

The morphing of state-of-the-art electronics into today's performance vehicles keeps getting better all the time. And in case you're confused as to what magazine you're reading, we're not referring to ...

Fire protection systems are only as good as their testing reveals. Make sure your buildings and jobsites are equipped ...

Technology group Wärtsilä has successfully completed three major fire safety and explosion tests for its battery energy storage system, Quantum3. The rigorous testing program included UL 9540A ...