Some of the main points of consumer resistance against hybrid vehicles include perceptions that the costly high-voltage battery packs in these vehicles are unreliable and prone to frequent or ...

Some early-model 2025 Ioniq 5s may experience charging issues. Don't worry, though: The fix is usually a free battery ...

Noah is a long-time writer, editor, website developer, and creative based in the United States and currently focused on automotive writing. Electric and hybrid powertrains and battery specifications ...

When your car doesn’t start, often a low or dead battery is the culprit. Unfortunately, most vehicle owners do not check their battery until it fails. As preventative maintenance, the suggested best ...

All electric vehicles have big battery packs that can hold dozens of kilowatt hours of electricity, which are required to power their powerful traction motors for hundreds of miles. For some EVs, ...

Measuring rise time for a power source. Voltage vs. time signals measurements via a scope. A practical setup for battery testing. I was recently asked a question about a dc power supply, aka a voltage ...

Tesla replaced the lead-acid low-voltage battery in its vehicles with a Li-ion counterpart in 2021. However, these batteries used NMC chemistry, thus having a higher voltage of 16 volts. The newer ...