Items You Should Never Plug Into a Power Strip (and What’s Actually Okay), According to an Electrician

Discover which items should never be plugged into a power strip, along with other hazardous mistakes people frequently make.

Seven hidden dangers lurking at Christmas time and how to avoid them

Over 80,000 Brits end up in hospital due to festive accidents each year, from falls and cuts to burns and even food poisoning ...
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Understanding ignition coils and the symptoms of a failing coil

Ignition coils sit at the center of every gasoline engine’s spark, yet they usually stay invisible until something goes wrong ...
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How to run a fridge and a heater safely during an outage without guessing your load

When the lights go out in winter, you are not thinking in abstract kilowatts, you are thinking about food spoiling and rooms turning cold. Running a fridge and a heater from backup power is absolutely ...
Consumer Reports

Lexus RX Plug-in Hybrid Road Test

The RX450h+ plug-in hybrid electric vehicle (PHEV) elevates the regular RX hybrid to new heights. It’s quicker and quieter, and its relatively large battery pack gives a decent EPA-estimated 37 miles ...
Consumer Reports

Volvo XC60 Plug-in Hybrid Road Test

Volvo's most popular model is the XC60, a five-passenger luxury SUV with an elegant, well-finished interior. The plug-in hybrid electric vehicle (PHEV) version, badged “Recharge,” elevates the ...
Which

Electric cars and plug-in hybrids to be hit with pay-per-mile tax

Running costs will more than double for some EV drivers from 2028, following a new pay-per-mile tax introduced in the Autumn Budget Michael joined Which? in 2017 and is the senior researcher on the ...
This is Money

Pay-per-mile tax for electric cars from 2028 CONFIRMED in the Budget: EV owners tell us how it will hit them

Electric vehicles will be subject to a mileage-based electric Vehicle Excise Duty (eVED) charge from April 2028 in a move that's been slammed by the motoring industry as 'confusing'. In order to raise ...

8 Vintage Household Items Collectors Can’t Find Enough Of

Vintage household pieces are no longer just nostalgic clutter, they are fast-moving collectibles that serious buyers chase ...
Which

5 things I learnt after test-driving the new Mazda 6e electric car

With a masters degree in automotive journalism, Dino has a forensic knowledge of the car industry and works closely with our lab to find the best (and worst) models. Like most Japanese manufacturers, ...
Motor Trend

How Long Does It Take to Charge an Electric Car?

One of the starkest contrasts between gas-powered and electric vehicles (EVs)—and one that makes a huge difference in choosing one EV over another—is refueling time. After all, automakers don’t cite ...
Hot Springs Sentinel-Record

Ledbetter: Testing of new Catherine Heights pump station imminent

The city said construction of the $10.4 million wet-weather pump station on Catherine Heights Road is substantially complete.