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.

Walking through an apartment garage full of electrical outlets can make management's no-EV rule seem strange. After all, Level 1 charging can use a standard 120-volt outlet, and the U.S. Department of Energy says many EV owners can cover their daily driving by charging this way overnight. The important catch is that DOE specifically points to an outlet on a dedicated branch circuit near the parking location.

Your neighbor installed an EV charger without a permit and your breaker keeps tripping. Learn what repeated trips can mean, when an electrician should inspect the system, and when reporting an unsafe home charger may be justified.

A driver-monitoring warning can feel strangely personal when you know you are staring straight ahead. In many modern cars, however, the system is interpreting camera data rather than actually understanding whether your mind is focused on driving. Sunglasses can make that job harder because some monitoring systems depend heavily on eye and gaze information. The problem is real enough that vehicle-safety organizations specifically test driver-monitoring systems with different kinds of eyewear.

Your EV charger works perfectly—until its app goes offline. Here’s why smart home chargers can become useless during software outages, what owners can do, and whether simpler charging hardware might actually be better.

Discover why extended warranties often refuse to cover known defects—and what you can do about it. This in-depth automotive guide breaks down warranty loopholes, TSBs vs. recalls, consumer rights, and effective strategies to get your repair approved. Learn how to fight back, document your case, and understand your true coverage so you’re never caught off guard at the service counter again.

A dealer says your car loan was approved, then calls back demanding new terms. Learn when financing can legally change, what yo-yo financing means, and how buyers can protect themselves.

You knew the new car had cameras, parking sensors, and a microphone for voice commands. You probably didn’t expect to discover an actual recording after somebody bumped it in a parking lot.

You signed the papers, pulled out of the lot, and barely had time to enjoy the car before the check engine light appeared. But the seller points to the words “as is” and says the problem is yours now.