A dead car battery can ruin your day, but jump starting your car is one of the simplest fixes you can do yourself. Whether you left your lights on overnight or your battery finally gave up after years ...

Push-starting can be a viable way to crank a car with a manual transmission. However, it won't work for every vehicle, and ...

To start your car you need a car battery that is sufficiently charged. This must have enough energy to turn the starter and thus ignite the engine. However, if the battery fails, the engine can still ...

Some drivers have to jump start their cars regularly when temperatures drop. Here's why car batteries are so sensitive to low ...

Make sure you know what your positive (+) and negative (-) battery terminals are, as the jumper cables will have to attach to them. Jumper cables are red and black for a reason. The black wire ...

Winter is coming — and we’re not talking about the ominous refrain from “Game of Thrones.” We are, however, talking about the season of sore throats, frozen pipes...and dead car batteries. If you do ...

There's no greater disappointment then getting ready for a night on the town, or packing up your car for a nice trip, and your car battery is dead. Next comes the question: is my car battery at the ...

One of the most useful tools for your safety and peace of mind while driving a vehicle is a portable jump starter. It wasn’t that far in the past that if you went to start your car and found the ...

Hybrid vehicles have become a popular and reliable option for drivers wanting both fuel-efficiency and eco-friendly choices. Combining a traditional engine with an electric motor and battery, hybrids ...

Odds are, if you're a frequent Jalopnik reader, you probably don't need a drag queen to teach you how to jump start your car, but RuPaul isn't just any old drag queen. RuPaul is a Black man, and one ...