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Few feelings are worse than hopping into a car with a dead battery. Whether you’re on your way to work or in the middle of nowhere, it’s not a situation you want to find yourself in. While you could ...

With thousands of cars being left idle for weeks on end, it's likely many motorists may not be able to start their cars due to a flat battery. You may not realise it, but even when your car isn't ...

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Whether you have a push mower, a riding lawn mower, or a lawn tractor, many of their engines are powered by batteries. And the batteries are similar to automobile batteries except they are smaller, ...

Picture this. You're ready to drive around town in your hybrid car and realize you left the headlights on — oops. This could mean a couple of things, but there's a pretty good chance that the battery ...

Well, shoot. Your car battery went dead. Fortunately, a knight of the road came by and gave you a jump, so now the engine's back on again. That means your alternator is on, too, which should be ...

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All modern vehicles rely on a battery system to help get the wheels moving. For most cars with internal combustion engines, these devices are 12-volt batteries. The vehicle depends on the battery to ...