Every time a new car launches, someone somewhere will try and improve on whatever its maker produced. Traditionally, this has meant improvements on things like seating, engine power and entertainment ...

If you've been driving long enough, this scenario might sound familiar: You get into your car, turn on the ignition, and then... nothing. Your battery is dead, and you're probably going to be late.

OEMs and battery pirates are constantly in a quality-control tug of war. So how do companies ward off deviants and dodge the lemons? Battery-management ICs fall into three basic categories: chargers, ...

Testing your battery regularly will prevent a dead battery from ruining your day. There’s only one way to answer the question, “Is it my battery, or something else” when your car won’t start: Hook up ...

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To provide enough power to jump-start vehicles, jumper cable gauges are used. Generally speaking, an 8 gauge rating jumper cable is able to provide enough power to rejuvenate your vehicle’s battery ...

Fig 1. bq34z110 is a scalable power management device that supports multi-cell lead-acid battery packs. The bq34z110 gas gauge IC from Texas Instruments provides accurate operating data for lead- acid ...