Tag: 12-volt battery

Our YouTube channel now hosts a Rivian jump start video

Rivian jump start We have uploaded a new video to our channel on YouTube with help for drivers in need of a Rivian jump start. It is the tenth video in our series intended to help drivers of electric vehicles (EVs) in the likely event of a 12-volt battery failure. Motorists are still caught off …

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Nissan EV jump start video added to our YouTube Channel

Nissan EV jump start We just uploaded a new video to our channel on YouTube with help for drivers for a Nissan EV jump start. It is the ninth video in our series intended to help drivers of electric vehicles (EVs) in the inevitable event of a 12-volt battery failure. It continues to surprise the …

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Toyota, Lexus EV jump start video dropped on our YouTube Channel

EV Jump start We’ve added a new EV jump start video to our YouTube channel for Lexus and Toyota electric vehicle (EV) drivers. It is the eighth video in our series intended to help drivers of EVs in the inevitable event of a 12-volt battery failure. It continues to surprise the motoring public that EVs …

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Volvo says the EX30 and EX90 EVs cannot be jump started

EX30 and EX90 EVs In a move that will likely get Volvo and possibly Polestar in hot water, Volvo says that its EX30 and EX90 EVs (electric vehicles) cannot be jump started! However, the hot water may only exist in Massachusetts… We have been gathering information, images and videos in order to create a video …

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Ford Mustang Mach-E presents a jump start problem

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Mustang Mach-E As we ready our next video on jump starting electric vehicles (EVs) with dead 12-volt start batteries, we find that getting inside a Ford Mustang Mach-E in this state is a challenge, to say the least. Ford does not supply a vehicle key or a key cylinder to use it in. In a …

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Hyundai EV jump starting video added to YouTube

EV jump starting Today we posted a new video on our YouTube channel describing Hyundai EV jump starting. It also anticipates that the driver is locked out and includes instructions for getting inside. The video joins the new jump start playlist that now holds three videos. Every electric vehicle uses a 12-volt “start” battery that …

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12-volt EV battery issue crops up again

12-volt EV battery #InsideEVs did a piece a day or two ago about someone who was locked out of their Tesla while on a road trip far from home. It turned out to be a dying 12-volt EV battery. Yes, you read that correctly — electric vehicles (EVs) still have a 12-volt start battery. It …

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