Battery-charger-control designers face a fundamental choice: to use a part from the rich selection of dedicated charge-control ICs available from many vendors or to use a programmable microcontroller.

Recharging a mobile phone's internal battery usually occurs under control of a proprietary charging algorithm that resides in the baseband controller. The charger connects to the internal battery ...

Remember the good ol' Chevrolet Volt? A trailblazer when it came out, GM's range-extender PHEV is also remembered by the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration. More specifically, the Office ...

GM has issued a Service Update describing an available fix for a software defect in the battery energy control module for certain affected 2023 BrightDrop Zevo 600 vans, as well as several other ...

Why does it always seem like your car battery chooses the day you’re running late to get to work in the cold, dark, snow, or rain to give up the ghost and stop working? You jump in the car, turn the ...

Wireless charging in 2025 has reached a new level of convenience and efficiency, becoming a standard feature across flagship and mid-range smartphones. New charging technologies like Qi2 have improved ...