Great American Electric

Outlets Not Working? Try This Before Calling an Electrician.

You have miscellaneous outlets not working at your home and aren’t sure what to do. Do they need to be replaced? Is there bad wiring somewhere? Diagnosing

The Way You Hang Your Roll Of Toilet Paper Says A Lot About You

How do you hang your toilet paper? Under the roll and closer to the wall? Or do you hang your toilet paper over the roll? Well, a new study suggests there [...]

What Does an Electrician Do?

Read this electrician job description. Learn about job duties, earnings, training and licensing requirements, and employment outlook. See related careers.

How to Hire an Electrician

Ten questions to ask an electrician before deciding to hire him to do residential or commercial electrical work. Ask the electrician if he is licensed, bonded and insured.

10 Questions to Ask an Electrician Before Hiring

Finding the right electrician can be as much a matter of safety as getting your money's worth. Ask these 10 questions to ensure you're choosing the right electrician.

5 Secrets Your Contractor Doesn’t Want You to Know

You think of your general contractor as an ally and partner — but he’s a primarily a businessman who may not reveal all his secrets.

17 Ways You're Ruining Your House, According to Electricians

Think you can use an extension cord all the time or ignore the instructions on your appliances? Don't let these electrical mistakes put you in harm's way.

What Will Be America's First Best-Selling Electric Car?

We have relatively affordable electric cars. We have relatively popular electric cars. But we have not yet had the best-selling car in America be electric.

Hate the electric Hummer? That’s because it’s not for you.

38% Of American Cars Were Electric In 1900

Electric cars were more popular decades ago, but they are experiencing a resurgence.

American Wind May Have Changed the Future of Electric Cars

Electric cars have a lot to offer in terms of reduced gas spending and environmental impact, but the negative tradeoff has been the need to pull over to recharge rather than refill. But what if that changed? Robert Yost thinks it canRobert Yost is the founder of energy company American Wind , and inventor of the MicroCube wind turbine. Using a Wind Wall of his patented design, Yost plans to drive cross-country in a Ford C-Max Energi electric car without stopping for…

Electric Vehicles Should Come With Electric Dinghys

The Dinghy. A trusted companion of any worthwhile waterborne vessel. What is a boat without a dinghy? It is just a dinghy itself, albeit one that is not on another boat.

Electric Picnic, electric weekend: How do we leave this world behind?

In our bubble of sequins and beats it becomes hard to imagine life outside

Shifting Gears to Electric: What to Think about Now

New consumer preferences and fewer parts in vehicles are changing business models.

Can You Tow with an Electric Car?

Electric cars that can tow… is it possible? With the pure electric XC40 Recharge, you can tow about 2,000 lbs.

Americans Keep Using Less Electricity

Efficiency has driven down per-capita use for years now. Electric vehicles could change that.