Batteries

Batteries are objects that store electricity. There are three variants, differing in size and battery capacity. They are 2x1, 4x1 and 6x1 units in size, and hold 50, 100 and 150 units of electricity respectively.

They store electricity generated by solar panels, solar panel arrays and RTGs, and provide it to ion engines and rover wheels.

In update 1.5, Batteries are being reworked and are possibly going to be re added in a later update as described in the game. 1.5 was planned to rework the electric system but now it is scheduled to reappear in a later update.

Trivia

 * To power an ion engine without electricity generation, 5.1t of batteries are necessary for each tonne of fuel.
 * In update 1.5, it was removed while the electric parts were being reworked. It could only be found in saved blueprints but became a dark grey block. It does not function and cannot store electricity.
 * The 2x1 battery is actually 1.6 units wide (like the capsule's top and radial parachute's base), so only the top and bottom can connect to other parts, not the sides; the other two sizes' sides can.
 * Batteries do not lose charge when idle.
 * Batteries aren't throttled and can charge and discharge as quickly as other parts demand.