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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

Ford's Mustang Mach-E EV is pretty damned impressive for a first effort at a built-to-purpose electric vehicle. Of course, no new model is without its faults, and the owners of some early Mach-E ...