In the simplest of terms, an AC generator supplies power directly to a 120-volt circuit to run AC accessories throughout a boat, as well as charge the boat’s batteries (through an AC-to-­DC charger).

Christine and Scott Gable are hybrid auto and alternative fuel experts who have brewed their own biodiesel and traveled 125,000 miles on waste vegetable oil. Electric vehicles rely exclusively on ...

If you need serious AC power on the road, an Indianapolis company may interest you. Real Power manufactures integrated mobile AC power-generation systems — driven off a PTO — that can take AC power to ...