Car battery does not charge while driving ?

[lorbas]

Got a car - Laika - with 100% health and i've put in a battery and repaired it.
Battery does not charge while driving.
Why ?

[Deathwhisper]

Hello :),

Make sure the vehicle has an Alternator installed. Without one your vehicle will not charge battery's that are installed. The best way to check is putting the vehicle into Service mode by using a Car Jack. Hold the Jack in your hands, hold "F" to aim at the vehicle and select "Put in Service Mode" in the context menu. Now every missing part will beshown aswell as damaged parts.

[Kart0ffel]

i have a similar problem. all is installed and all is repaired. without lights on it recharge. with lights on and driving it goes empty.

[Kart0ffel]

mysterious; or better strange. drove around a bit. if i stop and the engine is on, the battery is drained with the light on. If I turn on the radio while driving, the battery will be drained. or if I drive slowly, don't know. is really strange. the car radio, button "j" does not work. it's the radio when you walk around with "ctrl+j". but i think it happend in standing motor running, whether the radio is on or off, but lights must be on. and not sure why sometimes drain in driving, maybe slow...

[Deathwhisper]

Hello :),

As long as the devices are activated, they will draw energy accordingly. While driving, the value will drop minimally as long as an alternator is installed. In order to charge the battery properly, the vehicle's lamps must be deactivated.

There are currently no radios for vehicles, these are still in the "workshop" of the modular vehicles. :)

[Kart0ffel]

okay, thank you @Deathwisper