Today, portable applications have many unique battery requirements. They require a high-energy density to provide unlimited power (both transient and continuous). They need to be lightweight with ...

When the first few thousand electric cars went on sale in California in the mid- to late 1990s, they used various different charging methods, each with its own dedicated charging stations. Given the ...

In our modern world, electricity is literally everywhere, easily assessible from a 110-volt outlet. That’s fine for running things like laptop computers and televisions, but when it comes to electric ...

Portable battery-powered devices often spend most of their life in standby mode, in which the quiescent current of an internal boost converter continuously bleeds the battery. The quiescent current ...

Early reports confirmed that the Tesla Cybertruck has a less-than-stellar charging performance. Many hoped this would improve when 800-volt charging became available. Still, the first tests show that ...

At HOT ROD, we hear stuff. And we've heard about hot-rodders' love/hate relationship with their sealed, leakproof batteries. You adore their ability to take punishment and their paint-friendly nature, ...

Google built its reputation as a small, simple search engine, but there's nothing small about the company's investment in electric vehicles. Google has just placed an order for 30 Nissan Leafs and ...