The short answer is; "Yes." Electric Vehicles have two batteries - a 'normal' 12V lead acid battery to run the electronics and a Lithium-Ion Battery with a DC output (depending on manufacturer) ranging from 300 to 400 volts to run the motors. The motors are 240 volt motors that are fed by the lithium-Ion batteries after a Controller converts the battery voltage to a maximum of 240 volt AC. It is quite difficult to run an EV's Lithium-Ion Battery down to a state of zero electrons as most … [Read more...] about Can I jump-start my Electric Vehicle?
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NMMU takes a Leaf out of Nissan’s book
The Nelson Mandela Metropolitan University will this week receive a Nissan Leaf electric vehicle following the launch of the national electric vehicle technology innovation programme at the university last year. "This partnership brings the two organisations together to consider future technologies," says uYilo Director Dirk Odendaal, of NMMU. These new technologies include Battery Second Life (what happens to a battery after being used in an electric vehicke), Vehicle to Grid (V2G - … [Read more...] about NMMU takes a Leaf out of Nissan’s book
