It might sound incredible, but you can actually charge your in-car battery from flat with some basic equipment. Here's how you can rescue yourself from running out of juice on a long journey without ...

Leaving a vehicle sit for extended periods or mostly short trips can also sap your battery. One option is to purchase a battery maintainer/maintenance charger to keep the battery sufficiently charged ...

Repeated exposure to extreme heat reduces hybrid battery life. Frequent Level 3 DC fast charging shortens the life expectancy of a plug-in hybrid battery. Habitual charging to 100% affects a plug ...

The conventional wisdom is that a 30- to 60-minute drive is sufficient to charge a dead battery, but some suggest that only a battery charger will do.