Trickle chargers and smart chargers with testing and maintenance capabilities serve the common purpose of charging batteries, but they differ in their functionality, efficiency, and features. So with ...

Why does it always seem like your car battery chooses the day you’re running late to get to work in the cold, dark, snow, or rain to give up the ghost and stop working? You jump in the car, turn the ...

The MAX17435/MAX17535 integrated multichemistry battery chargers IC simplify construction of accurate and efficient chargers. The MAX17435/MAX17535 provide SMBus™-programmable charge current, charge ...

Fast charging is convenient, but it raises questions about heat, battery wear, and long-term iPhone health. Here's what ...

At a bone-chilling 9°F, one Chicago Tesla Model X owner woke up to a "1% battery nightmare" and a portable charger that ...

Sure, you could grab your cell phone and call a mechanic at the first sign of car trouble, or you could become self-reliant by buying a couple of things that can get you up and running almost as ...

We may receive a commission on purchases made from links. Modern consumer gadgets such as phones and laptops are as powerful as ever, but one of their biggest downsides is the battery life. Some ...

First, let’s clear the air: Optimate is not Optima. The former is a European-engineered brand of battery chargers; the latter is a maker of those red-and-yellow AGM batteries you’ve probably seen in ...

You know how it goes – you’re in the middle of an important work call or waiting for that late-night Uber when your phone ...