Keeping battery-powered electronics in good shape is an arcane art. Do you keep them on the charger, so they’re always at 100 percent when needed, or do you constantly charge cycle them to prevent the batteries from degrading? Well, luckily for you, someone smarter than both of us has figured out the methods for your … Read more
Zeekr 007Photo: Zeekr One of the biggest reasons people are hesitant to make the switch to electric vehicles is range anxiety and long charging times. Well, Chinese automaker Zeekr says it has a solution with the debut of its new battery and charging system. The company says the pack can charge from 10 percent to … Read more
Solid state batteries have been on the horizon, championed as the turning point for electric cars, for at least a handful of years now. Most of the time when the tech heads say some new revolutionary technological advancement is imminent, that really means its decades away and I never have to worry about it. But, … Read more
Photo: George Rose (Getty Images) The energy efficiency of electric vehicles is widely touted by experts as a vital step to mitigate climate change. However, EVs aren’t well-equipped to endure the hellscape environment they are projected to avert. The consequences of cold-weather EV ownership on battery function are well-known, but high temperatures have a similar … Read more
I have a lot of experience jump starting cars because I have a long history of driving shitboxes, I’m usually too cheap to buy brand new batteries, and I’m the kind of forgetful that leaves headlights and dome lights on. Please let my lifetime of experience help guide you in your next vehicle breakdown. Jumper cables … Read more
When you were a kid and you had a little radio control car that you zoomed around the kitchen floor or built jumps for in the back yard, did you throw it away when the batteries died? For many owners of early electric vehicles from a decade or more ago, that seems to be the … Read more
One of the downsides of owning an EV is that you know your battery is degrading over time, but, you can’t really know how much. There are ways to arrive at estimates, but until now, there hasn’t been a definitive way to test it. Well, Jalopnik has been given access to a new system that … Read more
Image: Electrify America If you want to keep your EV’s battery alive and kicking for hundreds of thousands of miles, there are a few tips and tricks to making that happen. Just like your gas-powered car, you can’t flagrantly ignore the rules of longevity. Storing your EV at 100 percent charge for a lengthy period of … Read more
