EV’s battery life In assembling yesterday’s post on an EV’s battery life, I ran across this piece from Recurrent. It describes a simple way to ensure that the battery in your electric vehicle (EV) stays healthy longer, and its depth of discharge (DOD). It’s a little complicated, but this summary should help. To calculate depth …
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Article on car battery life offered surprises
Car battery life I recently read an article from Consumer Reports on car battery life to assess whether or not to recommend it to all of you. Well, not only can I recommend it, the article — How to Make Your Car Battery Last Longer — actually offered some surprises. Battery testing The first is …
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New study sets EV battery range and longevity fears aside
EV battery The belief that an EV battery will fail the or lose large amounts of range remains pervasive in the general populace, beliefs that are gleefully repeated by electric vehicle (EV) detractors, particularly those with interests in the internal combustion engine and/or oil businesses. A new study puts these beliefs to rest. A new …
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An important lesson or two on key fob battery life
Key fob battery Given that half our focus is on the key fob battery, I’ve kept several in my kit, including two CR 2032 batteries. They happen to fit the Kia Niro fob. So, when replacing the Niro‘s fob batteries I started with those that in my possession. Neither of them worked. Why? Well, they …
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