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Happy Trickle Charger Season

A car battery charger will make sure you can start your car if you're not using for a while. If you’re going to be storing a ...
Which car battery charger is best? Those who have faced a dead battery know the sinking feeling and ensuing frustration. Now you have to wait for a tow or shell out for a new battery. But common ...
I was going to post tot he Pics thread, but this seemed a derail. So, here we are. Current (HA!) issue is a flat battery on a car that gets not-enough driving. It's curb parking, so running a cord for ...
A vehicle’s performance starts with its power source, making battery care one of the most essential—yet approachable—maintenance tasks for any car owner. No matter your skill level, a little attention ...
You’ve had several columns about a guy who doesn’t drive often and wants to keep his battery from dying between starts. You recommended a trickle charger to keep the battery topped up. Another reader ...
The humble battery charger has evolved to a smart, microprocessor-controlled battery charger-maintainer, able to detect weak batteries and—to an extent—“repair” them, alert the operator to dangerous ...
Not all cars are meant to be driven every day. If you own a special vehicle, such as a classic or sports car, you probably keep it tucked away somewhere until you're in the mood to take it for a spin.
Lithium-ion battery fires are notoriously difficult to extinguish, but the problem isn’t limited to electric vehicles. As the owner of a 1982 Mazda RX-7 recently found out, a lithium-ion 12-volt ...