If you’re considering an EV or plug-in hybrid, you must also consider how you’ll keep your new vehicle’s batteries charged. You’ll need a home charger that fits the capabilities of your new EV and ...

When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it works. Last month, we examined the issue of depleting a battery beyond its nominal discharge voltage.

When cars sit, especially modern cars, it's really hard on the battery. Why? Well, there are a number of factors, but the main one is that even a parked car continues to pull a bit of power from a ...

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 ...

Specifics of the charging and discharging steps of a cell charger/discharger. How to achieve regulation via feedback. A look at the 4-wire connection to the cell. Charging and discharging are the most ...

There’s an unbelievable amount of work going on right now to boost the performance of lithium-ion batteries. PhDs around the globe are, at this very moment, furrowing their respective brows, trying to ...

USB has become as much a standard for connecting power to portable devices as it has for serial communication. Recently, the power aspects of USB have been extended to cover battery charging as well ...