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Brian Cooley is CNET's Editor at large and has been with the brand since 1995. He currently focuses on electrification of vehicles but also follows the big trends in smart home, digital healthcare, 5G ...

Car batteries are essential—and expensive. The average price in our latest car battery ratings is $187, with one model costing more than $362. Taking the time to research the best car battery for the ...

The day your car won’t start isn’t the best time to shop for a new car battery. But according to our research, that’s exactly what most people do. You’ll probably have to replace the car battery once ...

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 ...

A couple of decades ago, having a dead battery usually meant pulling out jumper cables and hoping your friendly neighbor (if you didn't own a secondary car) would be kind enough to give you a jolt to ...

Every single component within your vehicle relies on the battery to function correctly. But how do you know just how good of a battery you have? Easy! You familiarize yourself with the ampere-hour ...

Automotive technology has advanced at ludicrous speed, yet modern automobiles still use battery technology that originated in the early 1900s. We should clarify we’re not referring to the battery ...

Replacing a car battery was one of the first things I learned to do on a car. I’ve probably replaced a dozen batteries under various conditions—in my garage, outside in the snow, in a store parking ...