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 ...

Battery technology has evolved significantly since the days of the nickel-cadmium pack. But while newer chemistries like nickel metal hydride and lithium-ion, coupled with advances in charging ...

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 ...

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.

Two statements in November’s “Battery basics” illustrate a shallow and superficial knowledge of such basics. First, an electrode does not transport electrons from one side of the battery to the other; ...