A dead battery rarely acts alone. When a vehicle refuses to start, most people blame freezing temperatures or an old battery and move on. But a failing alternator often sits behind the scenes, quietly ...

I’ve been reading your column for some time now, and find that you always seem to give good, common sense advice to those of us with a limited car budget/limited expertise, so I’m hoping you can help ...

We earn commissions from purchases you make using links in our articles. Learn more. The alternator is a device that keeps your car’s electrical system running once the engine is on. It’s essentially ...

Production cars began using alternators in the 1960s. As part of the electrical system, alternators made it possible for cars to use higher voltage, and led the way to the modern car charging system.

If anything keeps us befuddled about classic Mustangs, it is charging systems and storage batteries. You turn the key and nothing happens, or perhaps you get that annoying chatter of a solenoid barely ...

Daimler’s Mercedes-Benz Cars has launched a new generation of I4 petrol engines with the C-Class mid-life facelift, adding a 48 volt system with belt-driven starter/alternator to 1.5-litre versions in ...

Most modern cars have auto start-stop systems to reduce fuel consumption, but while some might worry about wear and tear, car ...