The high-voltage lithium-ion (Li-ion) battery packs in electric vehicles have high energy density and are long-lasting. But they also tend to be fragile. Mechanical stress or damage caused by a crash ...

Ford is recalling 34,762 Mustang Mach-E electric crossovers due to the potential risk of overheating in the high-voltage battery main contactors. The models affected were manufactured between May 27, ...

The Ford Motor Company's electric pickup truck has been hit with a safety recall over improperly tightened junction box bus bar fasteners. According to the Dearborn-based automaker, electrical arcing ...

NXP is aiming at ASIL D safety approval with a vehicle battery junction box controller IC, intended to fire the pyrotechnic disconnect switch during a serious fault, as well as report faults over a ...

NXP unveils industry-first, battery management system (BMS) chipset with built-in Electrochemical Impedance Spectroscopy (EIS) using precise hardware-based synchronization of all battery cell ...

NXP Semiconductors has unveiled the MC33777, said to be the world’s first battery junction box IC that integrates critical pack-level functions into a single device. Credit: NXP Semiconductors Unlike ...

There are few feelings worse than trying to fix one issue and causing another, but that’s exactly what Ford is going through in a new recall that affects the 2023 F-150 Lightning. A nut may have been ...

EV high-voltage battery management system (BMS) technologies are evolving rapidly. To get more miles out of a single charge, reduce charging times, and minimize the overall cost of EV battery packs, ...