[Zach Armstrong] presents for your viewing pleasure a simple guide to building a solid-state Tesla coil. The design is based around a self-resonant setup using the UCC2742x gate driver IC, which is ...

To investigate the electrical realm of high-frequency and high-voltage, Tesla invented an apparatus that pushed the limits of electrical understanding. None of the circuit's typical components were ...

It's never fun to have your power go out, so many people prepare themselves for that situation with a backup generator. You typically won't need a generator to power your house for days — except in ...

A YouTuber wanted to take long road trips in his Tesla without having to stop and plug in. Matt Mikka, the man behind the channel Warped Perception, built a Model S powered by a gasoline generator. He ...

Electric vehicles are undoubtedly the better choice for the environment than gasoline cars. However, being battery-powered, they do have their drawbacks too, one of the biggest being getting stranded ...

A reader asked us to fact-check an image widely shared on Facebook that takes a shot at electric cars. The image shows some type of unit connected to the charging portal of a Tesla that’s parked on a ...

While EVs are all the rage with automakers right now (if not with their customers), their green bona fides have increasingly come into question over the past few years. SF Gate has a reminder that, ...

It is possible to charge an electric car while driving. But only in very specific situations in highly controlled environments. While one experiment used a Tesla with a generator, it's not a ...

Tesla has released a new comparison report claiming Powerwall with solar is cheaper than a traditional backup generator. For years now, Tesla has enjoyed a giant backlog of Powerwall orders, but now ...

Tesla has lost Brian Dow, Director of Engineering, to Generac, the leader in gas generators who is now trying to compete with Tesla’s Po looking to compete with Powerwall. Dow started at Tesla back in ...