If you're experiencing battery drain on your car, one simple workaround is to drive it on the highway. But how long does it ...

Your garden variety automotive alternator is ripe for repurposing as is, but with a little modification, it can actually be used as a surprisingly powerful brushless motor. Looking to demonstrate ...

The alternator supplies power to various electronic components in your car, such as the stereo, power windows, windshield wipers, and even the engine control unit. If the alternator is failing ...

If batteries weren’t hard enough, [Robert] also decided he wasn’t going to use an off-the-shelf motor for this project. He converted a car alternator to operate as a brushless motor.