Flipboard 2025 Car Tips

The condo’s EV charger is supposed to be shared. But morning, noon and night, the same car is there. Apparently, its owner thinks “first come, first served” means arriving first and never leaving. Everyone else would like a turn...so can the condo actually make him move?

Your car goes into a repair shop for diagnosis, weeks pass, and then the shop says you owe storage fees for a repair you say you never approved. That is the kind of dispute that can turn a bad repair experience into a full blown fight over who gets to keep the keys. The short answer is that a shop cannot simply invent rights it does not have, but whether it can hold the car often depends on state law, any signed paperwork, and whether the shop has a valid lien.

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.