We may receive a commission on purchases made from links. We've all climbed into our cars, turned the key, and heard the car struggle to start. While sometimes this happens as the battery ages, hard ...

Winter is the season that ruthlessly exposes a vehicle’s weak points, and the battery is often the first component to give ...

I'm sure anyone who's ever jump-started a car, replaced a car battery, or built a small 12V DIY nipple-torture device has seen this: a powdery, white and blue and maybe sometimes green substance on ...

I have disconnected and reconnected my battery terminals several times over the years. While I am careful not to get the wires crossed or touch each other, I have never thought about what order I do ...

Battery problems rarely arrive out of nowhere. Long before a car refuses to start or a phone dies at 20 percent, small ...

If you ever find yourself with a car that won’t start because of corroded battery terminals, you can get yourself going again with just a can of Coca Cola. I’m from the south, where we know that Coca ...

At HOT ROD, we hear stuff. And we've heard about hot-rodders' love/hate relationship with their sealed, leakproof batteries. You adore their ability to take punishment and their paint-friendly nature, ...

Ryobi One+ batteries have two extra terminals built into the design, and they play an important role in making sure that your ...

Car batteries are like avocados: they always seem to go bad at the worst possible times. So, what do you do if your car's battery runs out of juice? Well, you could use a portable jump starter or, ...

When you turn the car on, its dashboard briefly lights up like an overcrowded fast-food menu. An array of illuminated numbers, letters, indicators, read-outs, and symbols flash and quickly fade to ...

When your car doesn’t start, often a low or dead battery is the culprit. Unfortunately, most vehicle owners do not check their battery until it fails. As preventative maintenance, the suggested best ...