CAR BATTERIES AND CHARGING SYSTEMS IN RANDALLSTOWN, MD

With the rise and evolution of hybrid and electric vehicles comes the need for better and more powerful car batteries. After all, they’re powering an entire car down the road. With hybrid vehicles, the battery is a battery pack with many cells working together at once to create the massive charge necessary to power your vehicle. While these specific batteries don’t require being plugged into work, they require more upkeep to ensure they are working properly. If one cell goes bad, the others fall in stride quickly. So, make sure you stay on top of an ASE-certified technician’s maintenance plan. For fully electric vehicles, however, it’s different. Since no part of the car functions on gas, the battery requires a charging station once it wears down. Your vehicle’s alternator plays a significant role in this process as well. It not only aids in quick charging of your battery once plugged in, but it also disperses that power to give you the longest possible run time on that specific charge. That means your electric car’s alternator needs to be checked regularly and maintained. Without that alternator, your battery doesn’t charge. However, the voltage regulator is another important component of an electric car’s battery life. Just like outlets in a wall help maintain a good stream of voltage that doesn’t melt whatever you’ve plugged into its socket, the voltage regulator helps to regulate the charging voltage that the alternator produces. Without this important component, the electrical systems throughout your vehicle could become fried. Not only that, but it affects the time it takes for your car’s battery to charge. That is why having a regular maintenance plan on your hybrid or electric vehicle is imperative to the battery’s longevity.