A dead battery is one of the few car problems almost every driver will face, and what you keep in your trunk often decides whether it is a minor delay or a full-blown roadside emergency. The choice ...

For years, the answer to a dead car battery was to hook it up to another vehicle using jumper cables. But, while this still produces the desired effect, and is likely to work as the cables are ...

This set of jumpers features inline electronics which take most--but not all--of the guesswork and danger out of jump-starting a car. Antuan started out in the automotive industry the old-fashioned ...

️ Editor's note: This product category requires new testing about once a year. We'll update this article with the most recent information when it's available. This article was updated in December 2025 ...

Consumer Reports no longer updates this product category and maintains it for archival purposes only. It used to be that a set of jumper cables (and an obliging fellow motorist) or a call for roadside ...

If you forget to turn off your ignition or headlights, or you live in a very cold climate, or have an alternator that’s going bad, a dead battery is almost inevitably in your future. I keep a set of ...