If you've walked into a car dealership in recent years and encountered a puzzling web of cords on the floor, we've got an explanation. Modern cars, even non-EVs, rely heavily on their batteries to ...

The North American Council for Freight Efficiency last week released a confidence report on solar-panel technology and its applications in trucking operations, from panels designed to charge a truck’s ...

A solar trickle charger is a good way of keeping your car's battery in good health when you are away from home. We would suggest looking at chargers from PV Logic or Topsolar, or you could try an ...

Over the last few weeks we've played around with an adhesive that does as it says on the tin; looked at the the pass-through ratchet, a tool strong and versatile enough to be your daily driver ratchet ...

A car is basically a gigantic computer with wheels—or, at least, that’s how I like to think of them. Which always ends up frustrating me, because I have absolutely no reservations messing around with ...

During the summer months, both my wife's car (2025 - Suzuki Swift Hybrid) and my vehicle (2021 - Toyota RAV4 Hybrid) will be unused for approximately 3+ weeks, due to an impending holiday. Both ...

Up until the 1980s or so, a mechanic could check for shorts in a car’s electrical system by looking for sparks while removing the battery terminal with everything turned off in the car. That stopped ...

Summer is here, and with it comes glorious sunshine. As well as keeping your vitamin D levels topped up, the sun can be a free source of off-grid power for your gadgets, alongside the more traditional ...