What Is an Alternator? An automotive charging system is made up of three major components: the battery, the voltage regulator and an alternator. The alternator works with the battery to generate power for the electrical components of a vehicle, like the interior and exterior lights, and the instrument panel. An alternator gets its name from the term alte...

A file photo of the 2008 Auto Expo in New Delhi. More visiors are expected this year. -   Murali Gopalan   Auto Expo 2010 may not have a showstopper like the Tata Nano that caught the fancy of the world during the 2008 event or the Tata Indica even further back in 1998. What is significant about the present Expo is that it well and truly s...

          A brake is a device for slowing or stopping the motion of a machine or vehicle, or alternatively a device to restrain it from starting to move again. The kinetic energy lost by the moving part is usually translated to heat by friction. Alternatively, in regenerative braking, much of the energy is reco...