HiQuick AA & AAA rechargeable batteries are unlike NiMH batteries that we used to use and didn’t entirely like. A bugbear for us was that we’d fully charge a set of batteries for a flashlight or ...

It's a given that something under your Christmas tree has a little 'batteries not included' note no-one spotted while wrapping it up. No problem if you keep alkaline batteries in the drawer, a little ...

The latest generation of NiMH (Nickel-Metal Hydride) rechargeable batteries tend to have a low self-discharge rate. Why does it matter? Well, in the past, you’d often fully charge NiMH batteries only ...

My good friend Jim Reyer had a saying: “Rude, crude, and socially unacceptable.” That’s the kind of Web link I got back from EDN power editor Margery Conner when I wrote to her about the Lenmar ...

If cost savings and convenience aren’t enough to bolster the argument in favor of using rechargeable batteries, the environmental impact of discarded single-use, non-rechargeable alkaline batteries is ...

I was drawn to the battery section of Fry’s last Friday because I’d chanced on a package of rechargeable alkaline batteries that had been left on top of a pile of disk drives. I’d not seen ...

The home furnishing company said in a statement that the goal is to inspire consumers who frequently use batteries to make the switch to rechargeable ones in order to reduce waste at home. “Consumers ...

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In some cases, single-use batteries are still the better option. By Sarah Witman Ms. Witman is an associate staff writer at Wirecutter, a product recommendation site owned by The New York Times ...