You may have heard that Coca-Cola will clean corrosion from battery terminals. It will ... but it's still a bad idea. Here's why, and what to do instead.

When cars sit, especially modern cars, it's really hard on the battery. Why? Well, there are a number of factors, but the main one is that even a parked car continues to pull a bit of power from a ...

Baking soda and water can be a good, inexpensive mixture to clean corrosion and crud from a car battery. Extreme temperatures affect battery performance so take steps to limit the impact. It’s early ...

One of the easier, but often overlooked, aspects of motorcycle care is battery maintenance, especially for those who live in ...

One of the most feared aspects of car repair, maintenance, or even a restoration is the vehicle's electrical system. Watts, volts, ohms, and other terms swirl around most people's heads like sharks ...

A car Lead – Acid battery is composed of series of plates immersed in a solution of Sulphuric acid. Each plate has a Grid on which the active material is attached. In the negative plate, lead oxide is ...

Automotive maintenance is primarily about taking things apart and putting them back together. Sometimes that involves nuts and bolts, sometimes it involves gaskets, and other times it involves wires ...

The bomb cyclone that went off along the East Coast is distant news to San Diegans enjoying 70-degree winter weather. But extreme cold and extreme heat can be deadly to car batteries. Dead or weak ...

Autoblog may receive a share from purchases made via links on this page. Pricing and availability are subject to change. Changing your battery is pretty simple, but you need to do it correctly to ...

Secondary batteries play an essential role, usually as a source of standby power, in many areas of business and commerce, such as telecom and data centers. To ensure those batteries deliver their full ...