Every car owner has, at some point in their vehicle ownership journey, dealt with a drained battery. If you haven't, consider yourself lucky. You might have left your car at a shop, gone on vacation, ...

Most cars use a 12-volt electrical system with a lead-acid battery to store power. The battery provides power to start the car and gets recharged by the car’s alternator while the engine runs.

Trickle chargers and smart chargers with testing and maintenance capabilities serve the common purpose of charging batteries, but they differ in their functionality, efficiency, and features. So with ...

You can get a battery trickle charger for $35 – and you probably should I’m a huge advocate of using a battery trickle-charger, or battery tender, when you won’t be driving your vehicle for extended ...

Simply keeping your car battery clean and fully charged can extend the battery’s life considerably. While it is easy to see when battery terminals start building up corrosion, it is impossible to look ...

If you've walked into a car dealership in recent years and encountered a puzzling web of cords on the floor, we've got an explanation. Modern cars, even non-EVs, rely heavily on their batteries to ...