Toyota has launched a new RAV4 plug-in hybrid in Japan that can function as a home backup generator for nearly a week during ...

I don’t often work with 12-volt systems, but I can appreciate that everything you’d need to build one could be procured at your local auto-parts store. A much better and safer solution is purchasing ...

Whole-home backup lets a battery power your entire house during a blackout, not just essentials, keeping major appliances ...

To get the best efficiency for my battery backup system I want to make sure that the backup battery is large enough to cope with at least twice the total amp hours required in my calculations. So, in ...

The risk of grid blackouts is rising, and the Department of Energy said weather-related power outages due to extreme weather rose by 80% in the United States from 2011 through 2023. With the U.S. grid ...

From California’s wildfires to Florida’s hurricanes, North America’s aging power grid faces unprecedented strain. Millions of households now endure more frequent and prolonged blackouts — disruptions ...

HOUSTON, TEXAS - JULY 11: Lily Reeds, 72, sits in her apartment in the Kashmere Gardens neighborhood on July 11, 2024 in Houston, Texas. "I threw everything out, ain ...

This experiment explores how early electrical technology can be rebuilt from scratch by creating a rechargeable lead-acid battery and pairing it with a primitive generator. The goal is to capture ...