V batteries in pricey battery-electric vehicles are failing, and causing quite a stir among EV owners. We provide some ...

It seems ridiculous, but even electric vehicles, plug-in hybrids, and hybrids that carry big powerful high-voltage batteries also require a 12-volt battery. And certain usage patterns can end up ...

Eaton’s eMobility business will supply a 24-to-12-volt DC-DC converter to power accessories like antilock brakes and lighting in commercial heavy-duty battery-electric vehicles. The specialty ...

Sure, an electric car can assist a dead ICE car. One of the Tesla Model 3 owners posted an interesting video using the car's 12-volt battery to jump-start an internal-combustion engine car that had a ...

Many wondered if you could jumpstart the Cybertruck in case the battery depletes completely, given its 48-volt system. The owner's manual offers the answer to this question and many others, proving a ...

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 ...

A: Years ago, we saw many fuel-injected cars with excessive carbon buildup on the valves and pistons. To clean up the combustion chamber, a chemical was used. In some severe cases, the valves were ...

Brushless DC motors are common place in RC Vehicles. They are small, light, fast and can be inexpensive. [Raynerd] wanted a new spindle for his CNC machine and thought that a brushless DC motor would ...

Edison was right; direct current is better than alternating current. Tesla and Westinghouse won the current wars, because it was easy to transform into different voltages without electronics, and they ...

Given that I have boxes full of automotive switches, lights, clocks and other electrical accessories pulled during All You Can Carry junkyard sales, and given that not all of that stuff gets consumed ...

Somewhere I read that when Henry Ford was in a terrible mood, he looked like he'd been struck by lightning. Burnt, smoldering-looking—about what I looked like as I finally blew my rivets and threw ...