The best portable generators for staying on the grid during severe weather

Portable generators can keep critical devices and appliances powered during an outage. Our top picks include solar, gas, and ...
New Atlas

Tiny briefcase engine boosts EV range beyond battery power

Automotive supplier Horse Powertrain continues to push the next generation of plug-and-play range-extended hybrid solutions. Sized "no larger than a briefcase," the all-new C15 four-cylinder ...
Cars

What Is a Range-Extended EV, and How Does It Work?

A range-extended electric vehicle pairs an electric motor with a gasoline engine/generator, which recharges the battery as you drive. An REEV powertrain differs from other hybrid setups because the ...
For Construction Pros

Taylor Power Systems, Perkins Partner on 1 MW Generator

The 1MW TD1000P is the first generator in the U.S. to be powered by the all-new Perkins 5008 engine. Power is something we all rely heavily on every single day and may even take for granted. But for ...
GIGAZINE

Introducing a next-generation rotary engine that can reduce the size of a small generator to one-fifth

Liquid Piston, an engine development company based in Connecticut, USA, succeeded in reducing the size to one-fifth the size of the current portable generator, and the U.S. Army Won the small and ...
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The generator load mistake that trips breakers and wastes fuel all night

When the power fails, you expect your generator to hum steadily in the background, not to spend the night tripping breakers ...