Many readers will have at some time or another built their own lithium-ion battery packs ... as [limpkin] has with this 48 volt pack. It’s based around an off-the-shelf kit aimed at the e ...

Even hybrids and EVs with high-voltage traction batteries still have a 12-volt battery to run things like window regulators, seat motors, headlights, and more. While we’ve seen several 48-volt ...

“It hasn’t proliferated more so far mostly because of cost,” Austin explains. “A 48-volt battery and controller are more expensive than an everyday 12-volt starter and battery.” The fragility of the ...

Mind you, this is not a plug-in hybrid like the Wrangler 4xe but rather a mild hybrid with 48-volt bits. As such, Jeep says that the Avenger 4xe could drive in electric-only mode at speeds of up ...