Not so with battery-electrics.Their vigour is determined by the so-called State of Health (SoH). It is the key value for assessing the state of the most expensive component in an electric car.Battery ...

My “unicorn” Volvo V90 plug-in hybrid wagon is almost four years old. Here’s how healthy its high-voltage battery is.

A car battery is a crucial component that plays a vital role in the operation of a vehicle. Its primary function is to provide electrical energy to start the engine and power various electrical ...

A record number of second-hand car buyers are choosing EVs, figures show. (Stock image: Getty) A record proportion of used car buyers are choosing EVs, according to new figures. The Society of Motor ...

One of the downsides of owning an EV is that you know your battery is degrading over time, but, you can't really know how much. There are ways to arrive at estimates, but until now, there hasn't been ...

Consumer Reports tests batteries for life, reserve capacity, and cold performance. Some batteries perform admirably, but ...

Cold weather kills car batteries fast. If yours is 3+ years old, watch for these warning signs before you're stranded. Here's how to spot a failing battery ...

The Volkswagen e-Golf is an interesting piece of electric vehicle history. It was only manufactured during the seventh generation of the iconic Golf nameplate, before any of the ID-badged EVs came to ...

Chinese automaker Dongfeng Automobile has dispatched test vehicles equipped with its 350Wh/kg solid-state batteries to ...