BATTERY TIP 4 – Never fully discharge a deep cycle lead acid battery! The deeper you discharge the battery the more it will reduce the battery’s total cycle life. We recommend discharging a battery to no lower than 50% DOD, … Continue reading →

When all else fails, you can also rely on the age of your battery to provide an estimate of when it may need to be replaced. The average car battery will last three years, though this could be affected by … Continue reading →

What is the difference between a battery charger and a Battery Tender®? A Battery Tender® only turns on and charges the battery when the battery requires charging while a battery charger keeps charging the battery regardless of whether it requires … Continue reading →

Tesla’s factory in Fremont, California is one of the world’s most advanced automotive plants, with 5.3 million square feet of manufacturing and office space on 370 acres of land. Where do Tesla parts come from? Tesla manufactures the basic electric … Continue reading →

“My battery is flat” is perfectly understandable in American English as well, though it is listed in American dictionaries as being ‘chiefly British’. Nobody will misunderstand you or have trouble understanding what you mean, even if they might not use … Continue reading →

The best batteries for toys. Game consoles, remote controls for cars, a toy piano, a speaking doll: these are all devices that need batteries. Toys can use up quite a lot of energy, so you will do better by choosing … Continue reading →

Can a completely dead AGM battery be recharged? An AGM Battery is “dead”. It will not recharge using a standard battery charger. How do you resuscitate a deeply discharged AGM battery? Purchasing an AGM-specific charger is the easiest way to … Continue reading →

When connecting your batteries in Series you are doubling the voltage while maintaining the same capacity rating (amp hours). This might be used in a scooter, Power Wheels kids vehicle, or other applications. Just use a jumper wire between the … Continue reading →

Copper is a key component of charging infrastructure and is found in cables, transformers and wiring to the electric panel. Importantly, usage of copper in EVs is up to 4 times more than in the conventional cars. How much copper … Continue reading →

A megawatt hour (MWh) equals 1,000 kilowatts of electricity generated per hour and is used to measure electric output. In general, megawatts are used to calculate how much a power plant generates electricity or how much electricity is consumed by … Continue reading →

0.8. In this context, battery acid has an acidic pH of 0.8. What type of acid is in a battery? sulfuric acidLead–acid batteries use corrosive sulfuric acid as electrolyte, and both hydrogen and oxygen are evolved during charging. Therefore, special … Continue reading →

in storage. When a battery has been unused for 6 months, check the charge status and charge or dispose of the battery as appropriate. The typical estimated life of a Lithium-Ion battery is about two to three years or 300 … Continue reading →