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12-Volt Batteries On Electric Cars: Everything You Need To Know You may have asked yourself a very valid question about the need for a 12-volt battery in an EV built around a large battery pack.

And yet, most of the electric cars and PHEVs on the road right now, whatever their range or 0-to-60-mph time, depend on a relic to get moving: a 12-volt battery, usually of the lead-acid variety.

Ford said in a service bulletin that as a result of a software glitch, the 12-volt batteries in some Mach-Es are dying while the vehicle is being charged.

That also allows the 12-volt battery to be topped up when the big battery is charging at home, or on a public charger. Problems tend to arise when a car is left sitting for some time.

The Association of Fleet Professionals (AFP) is calling for 12-volt battery technology to improve with “bricking” issues continuing to affect the adoption of electric vans.

Some early Mustang Mach-Es have a software problem that causes the 12-volt battery to die, making it impossible to start the electric SUV without jumping it — which is a process. Ford has come ...

Fleet managers are being warned that the 12-volt battery on their electric vans may unexpectedly go flat, leaving them unable to start the vehicle and having to pay hundreds of pounds for a ...

Most electric cars get around with just one big, high voltage battery pack full of rechargeable lithium cells that drive the motor. But, EVs also have a regular old 12 volt lead-acid battery, just ...