Multi-ignition wildfires are not overly common. But when individual fires do converge, the consequences can be catastrophic.

California is tightening its grip on drunk driving, and the financial stakes for motorists are rising sharply. Under an ...

An ignition coil is a vital component of a vehicle's ignition system. It is responsible for converting the low voltage from the battery into the high voltage needed to produce sparks at the spark ...

California is tightening the screws on drunk driving, and the latest move comes with a price tag that can rival a used car.

Former Totango growth leader Anne Ting named Chief Marketing Officer; payments executive Greg Hatcher joins Ignition as ...

Ignition timing is easily the single most important tuning adjustment on an internal combustion engine and yet the concept of ignition curves continues to be elusive for many enthusiasts. Yet all it ...

[Dan] wanted to learn a bit about solid state ignition in engines; to get started he needed a test subject, so he decided he would upgrade his old 12 horsepower lawnmower. Originally the lawnmower ...

Laser ignition is the future? Japanese automakers have been searching for a new fuel for decades now. Hydrogen and electric powertrains are the most famous, but sometimes the best thing a manufacturer ...

A German startup is developing a potential replacement for spark plugs: microwave pulse ignition. The tech is under development by MWI Micro Wave Ignition AG of Empfingen, Germany, which claims that ...

Like much in life, the difference between detonation and pre-ignition, and their effects, comes down to timing. Both refer to a situation when an engine's fuel/air mixture combusts at the wrong time, ...