battery cooling
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Regardless of how your vehicle is powered—whether it be an internal-combustion engine or a battery pack powering an electric motor—most powertrains have a common enemy: heat. For Taipei-based XING Mobility, heat is a major concern for its high-performance Miss R model as its battery cells need to rapidly discharge to generate its maximum quoted output of 1,000 kilowatts (1,341-horsepower). The more rapidly you discharge a battery, the more heat it generates—and XING believes it has a solution to keep its fast-discharging battery pack cool. DON'T MISS: Video explains how...
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GM Offers Free Fix For 2012-13 Chevrolet Volt Battery Coolant Issue
General Motors will perform free servicing to fix potentially low battery coolant in certain Chevy Volts.
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How To Keep Your Nissan Leaf’s Battery Pack Happy In Hot Weather
Just like humans, lithium-ion battery packs don’t like extremes of temperature, which is why automakers often build plug-in cars with liquid-cooled battery packs. Unlike the 2012 Chevrolet Volt and 2012 Tesla Model S however, the Nissan Leaf doesn't have any liquid cooling for its battery...
Nikki Gordon-Bloomfield