This paper presents an alternative to the traditional dc-dc converter interfacing the battery with the inverter dc bus in plug-in hybrid electric vehicle (HEV) traction drives. The boost converter ...

Instead, that battery can be topped up by the bigger traction battery while driving, thanks to a DC-to-AC converter. That also allows the 12-volt battery ... the car and to plug in a charger.

Remember last week, when Mercedes-Benz said its CLA EV couldn’t charge at 400-volt charging stations ... not to mention locking people out of all the other DC fast chargers it wouldn’t ...

Some manufacturers offer a connector behind a bumper plug that provides external access to power the system and unlock the doors. Jump-starting EV 12-volt battery problems works much like ...