An electric vehicle’s largest, most important and most expensive component is its high-voltage battery pack. Many newer bespoke EVs are built around their battery pack, and some have even incorporated ...

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The old-fashioned 12-volt lead acid battery hasn't changed much since the mid-1950s. Now it's getting a makeover to handle a host of new responsibilities in electrified, automated and software-defined ...

As fuel-economy rules get stricter, lithium-ion batteries may no longer be limited to electric cars. An increasing number of new cars are now being fitted with engine start-stop systems to reduce fuel ...

15 Aug 2025, 15:25 UTC · By: Cristian Agatie // A manufacturing mistake causes severe corrosion of the Gen 2 R1S/R1T 12-volt battery bracket, forcing Rivian to replace the batteries for affected ...

With fuel economy regulations tightening and connectivity and autonomous-driving capability proliferating, the old-fashioned 12-volt automobile electrical system has reached the end of the road.

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 ...

Rivian owners have designed an adapter kit to replace the proprietary 12-volt lead-acid batteries in their vehicles with cheaper, off-the-shelf parts. A complementary solution could also allow keeping ...

Cars, trucks, RVs, and motorhomes run dual 12-volt batteries for various reasons. Depending on how you wire a two-battery 12-volt system, the result can be a 12-volt system or a 24-volt system—or even ...

After a rocky start, our long-term 2021 Ford F-150 Limited hybrid test truck had a good run of towing, hauling and being a zippy, 430-horsepower luxury truck that’s accumulated more than 16,000 miles ...