Flipboard 2025 Car Tips

If you’re a car owner, keeping things in tip-top shape not only helps your vehicle last longer, but also contributes to your safety on the road.

Modern pickup trucks can tow massive loads, but taller beds, off-road suspensions, and complicated tailgates may make everyday hauling harder. Here’s why truck practicality is changing for normal owners today.

Your automaker says diagnostic data belongs to them, but your mechanic needs it to repair your car. Who really controls your vehicle's information?

Some cars earn a reputation for being almost impossible to wear out. Owners brag about them, mechanics recommend them, and used buyers hunt them down. Then one expensive problem starts showing up again and again. Suddenly, that “last forever” reputation comes with a very big asterisk.

Charging an EV from a home to a curbside parking space can be legal in some cities, but authorities generally expect the sidewalk to remain safe and accessible for everyone using it. Before filing a complaint, determine whether the cord is using an approved crossing method or simply lying loose across the walking path.

Your neighbor’s EV charger hums beside your bedroom all night. Learn when home charger noise may violate local rules and what you can do about it.

If your condo has only a few EV chargers, seeing the same cars plugged in every evening can get frustrating fast. Shared charging works only when drivers actually share the equipment rather than treating charging stalls like assigned parking spaces. Federal guidance for multifamily properties specifically recommends policies that address how long cars remain at communal chargers.

Your car still runs, the check-engine light may not even be on, and suddenly the service advisor is recommending a carbon-cleaning procedure you’ve never heard of before. That’s enough to make anyone suspicious.

The windshield looked better, but the technology behind it stopped cooperating. When several safety features fail right after an accessory is installed, the cause can be less straightforward than it seems and there are a few possibilities worth ruling out before anyone starts replacing parts.

My hybrid sat unused for months and now the battery is weak. Learn why hybrids lose charge while parked, which battery may be responsible, and how occasional drivers can prevent problems.

Can a landlord stop you from charging an EV from an outdoor outlet? Here’s when the safety concern is legitimate and when other issues may be involved.

My neighbor keeps unplugging my EV from our shared charger before it finishes. Can he legally touch my car? Learn how shared EV charging rules, connector locks, condo policies, charging etiquette, and property management can help resolve the dispute.