They’re everywhere today, but lithium-ion jump starters only first appeared in 2013. Now there are thousands of them (see our favorite portable jump starters), and what was once an expensive specialty ...

BILLINGS — Telling winter-wise northerners they don’t know how to jump-start a dead car battery is practically sacrilege. But that’s true for roughly 90 percent of local drivers, according to Larry ...

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A dead car battery happens to almost everyone at some point. According to the American Automobile Association, the common causes include corrosion build up, extreme heat or cold, too many accessories ...

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Solid-state batteries are the holy grail of EVs, and now Mercedes-Benz says it's been able to squeeze almost 750 miles of range from a prototype design, with 85 miles left in the tank, so to speak.

For years, solid-state batteries have been viewed as the holy grail for battery-electric vehicles, promising better driving range, quicker charging, and improved safety. While it’s taken longer than ...

A Mercedes EQS equipped with a solid-state battery has completed an impressive 748-mile journey on a single charge. The vehicle embarked on its journey from Stuttgart, Germany, to Malmo in Sweden ...

Mercedes-Benz is calling the new battery tech “a true gamechanger” after hitting a new benchmark. A Mercedes EQS, powered by solid-state batteries, traveled 750 miles without stopping, and it still ...

Mercedes-Benz has pushed the limits of electric mobility with a test drive that could signal a breakthrough in battery technology. A lightly modified EQS, fitted with a lithium-metal solid-state ...