Jumping a car can be a daunting task, but as long as you come prepared with the required equipment, you’ll be back on the ...

If you know your car’s battery is on its way out, it’s best to replace it as soon as possible. You don’t want to get stuck on the side of the road because you ran out of juice. Thankfully, ...

Testing your battery regularly will prevent a dead battery from ruining your day. There’s only one way to answer the question, “Is it my battery, or something else” when your car won’t start: Hook up ...

Why does it always seem like your car battery chooses the day you’re running late to get to work in the cold, dark, snow, or rain to give up the ghost and stop working? You jump in the car, turn the ...

Wallet. Cell phone. Car keys. That’s the mental checklist many of us go through before we leave the house. But don’t you hate it when you approach your car, click the unlock button and nothing happens ...

Every battery needs a 12-volt car battery, even that newfangled electric car you're driving around. 12-volt car batteries continue to be the biggest part of the $100-billion auto battery market, and ...

For the most part, it’s simple. Your car or truck has a battery, it supplies electricity to the bits that need it, and that’s all you care about. Until something goes wrong or you want to do something ...

Knowing that the alternator does the heavy lifting for the electrical system when a car is running can be a poisonous thought. You start to take the battery for granted. As long as there’s enough ...

Our easy-to-follow guide to car batteries looks at the causes of a flat battery, how to look after them and the options for replacing one.

The topic of electric car batteries has countless facets, from the types of cells and various chemistries to the prospects for future improvements, but it’s unlikely that any shopper would choose an ...