Manufacturers are investing huge sums into battery technology to maximize the range and performance of new electric cars. However, if you pop the hood of a modern EV, you might find a regular old ...

An electric vehicle’s largest, most important and most expensive component is its high-voltage battery pack. Many newer bespoke EVs are built around their battery pack, and some have even incorporated ...

Many of you are worried about the long-term reliability of electric vehicle batteries. I know because you ask me all of the time. Among skeptics and prospective buyers alike, it's one of the first ...

I understand that my electric vehicle (EV) has a regular 12-volt lead-acid battery. What does it do and what happens if this battery goes dead or if the alternator fails? Just as it is in any other ...

Rivian has yet another 12-volt battery issue, this time on the Gen 2 R1S and R1T vehicles. Owners report that an aluminum bracket holding the battery in place corrodes after only a few months, ...

The old-fashioned 12-volt lead acid battery hasn't changed much since the mid-1950s. Now it's getting a makeover to handle a host of new responsibilities in electrified, automated and software-defined ...

Rivian recently faced a flurry of dying 12-volt batteries on its vehicles, last time because of a botched software update. This must have caused the EV startup a lot of money because it decided to ...

Yes, Virginia, even a mighty Hummer EV with a 200kWh battery uses a 12-volt battery that could leave you stranded, but Clarios has a fix for this. It seems ridiculous, but even electric vehicles, plug ...

Topic: Low-voltage vehicle power shutdown Objective: The responder will understand vehicle 12-volt battery technologies and review their ability to accomplish power shutdown of a crash- or ...