Many readers will have at some time or another built their own lithium-ion battery packs ... as [limpkin] has with this 48 volt pack. It’s based around an off-the-shelf kit aimed at the e ...

Battery-electric vehicles will benefit from having a 48-volt power system aboard as well to run high-current devices such as windshield heaters, electric HVAC systems, and power-hungry computers ...

Battery technology company Clarios secured its first contract with an automotive manufacturer to supply its supercapacitors, the company announced Jan. 5.

The kit also comes with two beefy batteries, a dual-port rapid charger, and a blade scabbard to keep for safe storage.

Genesis is testing a more efficient way to power heated windshields—metal-coated glass—by drawing from a vehicle's 48-volt electrical system. As described by Genesis, current is passed through ...