Tom Bateman

It’s one thing to have a fleet vehicle that doesn’t start on a cold morning. That knocks things back a bit in your workflow, but it’s manageable. The real issue arises when a car, van or lorry fails to start mid-route. Especially if it’s all alone, parked on a pavement somewhere in the countryside. Then, […]

Fast charging is convenient. If your fleet truck or van needs a quick turnaround or to get started on the side of the road, a rapid top-up gets it moving again. Wonderful. But are there hidden costs? These days, the topic of fast charging is quite widely discussed. And people often talk about it with a

Petrol and diesel engines have depended on their batteries ever since the invention of the starter motor. They’re the lifeblood of what makes your fleet lorry, truck, van or car start, activate its alarm, arm its central locking and, on some small level, power its electrical appliances. Batteries convert chemical energy into electrical energy. Every

Your driver arrives long before dawn to take the already-loaded trailer of goods down to another depot 300 miles away. You serviced and replaced the lorry’s battery just a few months ago. Everything should be fine. But it isn’t. The driver climbs into the cab, blowing their cuppa to cool it down, and puts the

Your workshop phone rings. A driver reports that one of your trucks has been parked up for a few months. It was meant to be a spare unit, ready to roll when demand picked up again. But when the time comes to bring it back into rotation, the battery is, of course, flat. The driver

Unbalanced EV battery packs can have a massive impact on your vehicles’ performance, efficiency and reliability. If just one cell lags behind, the whole pack suffers. This unbalancing is a natural part of a battery’s lifespan, and thankfully, the vehicle’s computers automatically correct it, thanks to battery balancing when your EV has almost finished charging.

In every EV battery pack, dozens or even hundreds of cells work together to power the vehicle. But if just one of them falls behind, it can drag down the entire pack’s performance, especially its range. In this blog, we’ll break down what battery imbalance is, how it hurts your range and what fleet technicians

As a busy mechanic or technician, you’ll know that a chain is only as strong as its weakest link. The same principle applies to EV battery packs. When one module falls out of sync, whether it’s overcharged, undercharged or running at a different voltage, it becomes the bottleneck that limits your entire system’s performance. Think