For those willing to put some elbow grease into it, there is an almost unlimited supply of 18650 lithium ion batteries around for cheap (or free) just waiting to be put into a battery pack of some ...

Since heavy-duty trucks use two to four batteries connected in parallel to power 12- and 24-volt electrical systems, daily battery maintenance is a prime consideration. Using the common parallel ...

The past few months have seen announcements of prototype electric vehicles that don’t use inverters to produce three-phase ...

Sometimes, you move to a new city, and things just aren’t going your way. You’re out of cash, out of energy, and thanks to your own foolishness, your car’s battery is dead. You need to jump-start the ...

Intelbras, a Brazilian telecom company, has launched a 48 V and 100 Ah lithium battery for residential applications. It is the company's first step toward entering the energy storage business. “Upon ...

Our last go-round inside a DC circuit! We’ll encounter junctions, loops, and capacitors! What happens when there are MULTIPLE batteries, connected in ‘parallel’? And what happens when we add ...

In 1859, a French physicist by the name of Gaston Planté invented the lead-acid battery we all know today. It wasn’t until the early 1900s that the battery was adapted for automotive use, and it was ...

A growing number of truck operators are opting to install solar panels for regular and routine battery maintenance, and many such panels are so efficient they typically require only a couple of hours ...

The PulseTech SP-5 OTR Solar Charger maintainer is a solar-powered battery charger designed to keep a vehicle battery charged during periods of non-use. The 5-watt system uses a temporary plug-in ...