Every battery needs a 12-volt car battery, even that newfangled electric car you're driving around. 12-volt car batteries continue to be the biggest part of the $100-billion auto battery market, and ...

When it came time to locate all the engine management electronics relating to our 383 build, of which we'll be wrapping up next month, it occurred to me that it would be a disservice to simply mount ...

️ 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 ...

A development program looked at multiple combinations of SMC with short glass and carbon fiber — with and without unidirectional (UD) carbon fiber prepreg (the hybrid is often called tailored SMC) to ...

When your car doesn’t start, often a low or dead battery is the culprit. Unfortunately, most vehicle owners do not check their battery until it fails. As preventative maintenance, the suggested best ...

Williams Advanced Engineering (WEA, Grove, Oxfordshire, UK), a sister company to the F1 team, offers its expertise to industry in areas including aero- and thermodynamics, advanced lightweight ...

Your car's 12-volt battery is one of its most vital components. It's responsible for sending electricity to the starter motor, which, in turn, sends power to the ignition system and cranks the engine.

How Long Do Batteries Last? There are a few primary types of vehicle batteries, including lead-acid, AGM (absorbent glass mat), EFB (enhanced flooded battery), and lithium-ion. With the ability to ...

UPDATE 8/8/24: We have revised the Battery Warranties section of this article to provide up-to-date information about federal warranties. A hybrid car's high-voltage battery is one of its most ...

A dead car battery can leave you stranded, which can be inconvenient at best or downright dangerous at worst. In many cases you can jump-start the vehicle, but that’s not always possible. Reviving a ...