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The electric power surges can damage equipment.

Electric-Lawn-Mower: Start mowing from the spot closest to the electric outlet.
Mow your way away from the plug, this way the cord should not be in your way. - 200
Electric motors deliver more torque than gasoline engines at low speed. This makes Electric motors much better at acceleration. - 13792
Electric vehicles have:
- No oil or filters to change
- no exhaust system and muffler to rust out
- no gear box and clutch and fluids to service and replace
- no transmission to wear out
- no emissions control and catalytic converter to break
- no timing chains or belts to snap
- no valves or injectors to clog up
- no cooling system to leak or blow a gasket causing the engine to seize up
- no worn brake pads (regenerative braking makes the brakes last almost forever)
- no cylinder rings to wear out
- no pistons or crankshafts to punch through the engine block on a catastrophic failure.
- 16790
Electric vehicles do not use gasoline. - 35873
Electric vehicles have an electric motor. - 35874
Lightning can strike 10 miles away from a thunderstorm. - 385
There are risks with any surgery. - 617

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Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ's)

Question: How is electricity measured?
Answer: Electricity is measured in voltage, amperes, and watts. - 202

Question: What is electric current?
Answer: Electric current is a flow of electrons, through a conductor. - 203

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External related links to the world ...

The Electric Power Research Institute (EPRI)

Reliable, affordable, and environmentally responsible electricity.

epri.com/# - 298

NRECA - National Rural Electric Cooperative Association

Electric cooperatives are private, independent electric utilities, owned by the members they serve.

nreca.org - 295

The National Electrical Contractors Association

necanet.org - 297

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"They say it is safe to be in your car in a thunder and lightning storm? Do not believe it! A bolt of lightning struck the truck in the front and then in the back, jumped through the front living room, dining room, out the window, took my car and then out through the Florida room. The truck is more the likely not able to be repaired and my car smells like fried wires, both are dead. The good thing is the house did not burn and we were not injured. After all Florida is the lightning capitol of the USA!" - Patricia Allen - 46