Personal Electric Vehicles
PEVs (Plugin Electric Vehicles) are becoming more and more commonplace. This can be attributed to the ever falling cost of the lithium ion battery cell. Today lithium ion cells cost 10 times less than they did 10 years ago. This has enabled the beginning of a total revolution in transportation technology. Fully electric vehicles are now able to demonstrate their benefits to the public at scale.
More and more electric vehicles are showing up on the road and people are starting to see the benefits of going fully electric. Electric vehicles cost somewhere between 3 and 5 times less to operate per mile than their gasoline counterparts.
They also come with the added benefit of paying for the fuel at the end of the month when your power bill is due. Also, electric motors provide 100% of their available torque from 0 RPM. This is in contrast to internal combustion vehicles that require the motor to rev to several thousand RPM before it momentarily reaches peak output.
Articles in this category will be about high energy battery packs, high density battery packs, battery cooling techniques, and motor controllers.
How Do You Make a Simple Battery Level Indicator
Building a battery level indicator doesn't have to be complicated. This guide walks you through using an ESP32 microcontroller, a voltage divider, and LEDs to create a reliable tool for keeping track of your battery's charge. Perfect for DIY enthusiasts, the instructions are simple and clear, making it easy to monitor battery levels effectively.
How Do You Hook Up Dual Batteries
Hooking up dual batteries boosts power and longevity in vehicles, boats, and bikes. Doing it right, by ensuring they match in energy and power level, avoids problems and keeps everything running smoothly.
What causes BMS to fail
Battery Management Systems (BMS) are key to keeping batteries safe and working well, but sometimes they fail due to mistakes in design or setup errors. By understanding what causes these issues, we can fix them and make sure our batteries last longer and stay safe.
Is It Better To Store Lithium Batteries Charged or Uncharged
Storing lithium-ion batteries right can make a big difference in how long they last and how well they work. It's all about keeping them at the right charge level - not too high, not too low. Check out these tips to make sure you're storing your batteries safely and smartly.
How Can You Tell if a Battery is Bad?
If you are wondering about the steps to take when trying to figure out if a battery pack has gone bad, read our article here. We go over some easy things to look for to help you assess the state of your battery. We also go over more comprehensive tests to perform which will give you more in-depth health assessments.
How To Calculate 18650 Battery Run Time
Learning how to calculate run time on any battery or cell is crucial knowledge to have. Learning and understanding these formulas give a solid foundation for understanding battery capacity. Once you understand the capacity of a battery or cell its very easy to figure out the run time it will have on a given load.
What is Stronger Than 18650?
Picking the strongest cells to meet very high current demands can be a complex task. You have to factor in chemistry and cell format when picking. These factors will allow you to make sure the choice will work best for your build. We break this all down within this article.
Is PVC or Silicone Wire Which Is Better?
There is a common misconception that silicone wire can handle higher current than PVC wire, this is not true. Silicone wire is better than PVC wire in other ways. In this article, we will break down the benefits of silicone wire and go over the misconceptions between the two wire jacket types.
What is P and C On A BMS
Common Port and Seprate Port BMSs have a few differences one of those being the main connections into and out of the BMS. We will break down the purpose of the P and C connections that you commonly find on a separate port BMS.