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 related to a fix for an issue with the battery energy control module in certain affected units of the 2022-2024 GMC Hummer EV. Tagged with service update number ...

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 ...

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 ...

This article was updated with new information in December 2025. A vehicle’s performance starts–no pun intended–with its power source, making battery care one of the most important—yet ...