We may receive a commission on purchases made from links. Typically, car batteries will discharge when a vehicle's engine is started or when electronics like the radio or interior lights are needed ...

Rivian owners have designed an adapter kit to replace the proprietary 12-volt lead-acid batteries in their vehicles with cheaper, off-the-shelf parts. A complementary solution could also allow keeping ...

Rivian recently faced a flurry of dying 12-volt batteries on its vehicles, last time because of a botched software update. This must have caused the EV startup a lot of money because it decided to ...

Many of you are worried about the long-term reliability of electric vehicle batteries. I know because you ask me all of the time. Among skeptics and prospective buyers alike, it's one of the first ...

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 ...