Many readers will have at some time or another built their own lithium-ion battery packs ... as [limpkin] has with this 48 volt pack. It’s based around an off-the-shelf kit aimed at the e ...

If so we should rejoice, because it’s likely to push down the prices of 48 volt lithium-ion packs.

The engine is the same 2.8-litre turbocharged diesel unit found in the standard truck, but it now features a 48-volt lithium-ion hybrid battery. In terms of power, the truck develops 201bhp and ...