Fuel gauges are fairly simple mechanisms. They point to “E” when the tank is nearly empty and “F” when it’s full. At least, until it doesn’t. Then you’re left in the dark, guessing how many miles you ...

Why are some fuel gauges and fuel-range indicators sometimes so inaccurate they leave riders stranded with an empty tank far from a service station? In fact, often the more hi-tech, sophisticated and ...

Weeks after issuing recalls for safety problems in some of its most popular cars, GM says it needs to fix defective fuel gauges that can give SUV drivers little or no warning their vehicle might run ...

I installed some aftermarket gauges in my early Bronco a while back. Everything works great and appears to be accurate except for the fuel gauge. When the tank is full it reads only half, and it shows ...

DETROIT (Reuters) - Federal regulators are investigating 865,000 General Motors Co <GM.N> sport utility vehicles for potential faulty fuel gauges that could mistakenly tell drivers their vehicles have ...

See if this sounds familiar—the gas gauge on your hot rod reads full seemingly forever then the needle suddenly plummets to E, usually after you've gone a few miles past an offramp to a convenient gas ...

This is kind of a difficult concept to describe, but I love wonderful things that are at least on some level ridiculous. I love things that show incredible levels of thought and innovation, but for ...

KANSAS CITY, Kan. – Laps winding down, fuel cell emptying, Jeremy Bullins did what he often does when his team gambles on fuel at the end of a race. “I spend half my time praying and half the time ...

Smart phones and tablets are becoming indispensable as they gain more and more functionality. At the same time, the expectation is for these devices to become both thinner and cheaper. This requires ...

Said to be the industry's simplest low-power fuel gauge for Lithium-ion (Li+) batteries, the MAX17048 battery fuel gauge is now available for sampling by Maxim Integrated Products, Inc. Operating at ...