Choosing the wrong replacement battery can turn a reliable daily driver into a car that struggles to start, especially in ...

A car battery that works fine in September can leave you stranded in January. Cold temperatures expose weakness you didn't ...

You try to turn on your car, and it just won’t start. Maybe the dashboard doesn’t even light up. A likely cause: The 12-volt battery is dead. All cars lose a little battery power when parked. If you ...

️ Editor's note: This article was updated with new information in December 2025. Dead batteries are a predictable reality for any car that spends more time parked than driven. Battery discharge does ...

Mercedes-Benz has a different approach when it comes to SSB development, and this has led to them being at the forefront of ...

At the BDC-Testing Center in Rochester, N.Y., batteries and energy storage systems are tested for performance, durability, and safety in a modern 18,000+ square foot facility. The test center is an ...

MotorTrend has been a trusted source for objective test data on new cars since October 1949 when we published our first 0–60-mph times in the second issue of the magazine. Ever since then, we’ve built ...

Solid-state batteries are poised to revolutionize the car industry, and Honda is inching closer to putting them in their cars, far ahead of many automakers. These types of batteries differ in their ...

This week already brought us a camper loaded with solid-state battery power, and now we have a luxury EV putting its own solidified energy storage to work. BMW is road-testing solid-state batteries in ...