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 ...

A DC-to-DC charger uses excess engine-alternator current, typically redirected from the starting battery bank, to charge the house battery bank. This can also be performed by an automatic charging ...

Can you rely on regular 110-volt electricity to charge your electric car? Or is 240 volts and a fancy charging station required? Let's examine this in some detail. A standard outlet in a home in the U ...

Electric car chargers are becoming more affordable. Now you can buy a portable, 16-amp charger one for less than the price of a cheap tablet computer. Some electric-car drivers find benefit in ...