Battery problems rarely arrive out of nowhere. Long before a car refuses to start or a phone dies at 20 percent, small ...

Cold weather exposes weak batteries fast. Here’s how to spot the warning signs—and replace it before winter leaves you stuck.

Sandia National Laboratories’ Genaro Quintana prepares a battery for testing in a vault at the Battery Abuse Testing Lab. Sandia’s research on detecting battery failures sooner in electric vehicles ...

Ford is recalling more than 270,000 cars across the U.S. after customers reported battery failures that have affected functions including the steering and hazard lights. Models affected by the recall ...

After a sudden "thunk" and a "Stop Safely Now" alert left his family stranded on a highway, a Mach-E owner discovered his battery pack was so badly damaged it "looked like a nuke went off." ...

CHICAGO (WGN) — Summer has arrived, which means road trips and weekend getaways are on the horizon, but many may be unaware that the hot summer temperatures could lead to problems with their car’s ...

Although studies showed that EV battery failures are rare, many Tesla Model 3 and Model Y owners complained that their car batteries died just outside the warranty ...

One of the most widespread urban legends claims electric vehicles are not worth the money because their batteries will wear out, and a replacement is too expensive to make sense. However, a recent ...

A car battery deteriorates in use and its life seldom exceeds four years. When new, its voltage may drop to only 2V while cranking the engine. As the battery ages, its internal impedance increases and ...