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Diesel Vehicle Growth and Jump Starting

Recently released data shows a significant increase in registrations of clean diesel cars and SUVs from 2010 to 2012. Additionally, continued growth of clean diesel registration is expected over the next several years to raise total share of passenger vehicles from the current 3% to

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How much power do I need?

Power Inverters are used in a wide variety of situations to drive tool, equipment and appliances when access to AC power is not readily available. This could include powering electronics within a vehicle, powering grills and portable stereos at a tailgate or on a campout,

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Matching Your Jump Starter to Your Vehicle

Clore Automotive offers a complete range of jump starters that cater to a wide variety of vehicle sizes and types. Unsure about which one of our jump starters is right for your vehicle? We have made a quick reference guide that shows which units are

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Diagnosing Common Electrical System Issues

In this article, the fifth in a series identifying resources related to specific vehicle electrical applications, we have pulled together a number of reference articles related to overcoming difficult-to-diagnose electrical system issues. This article is a follow-up of sorts to the first article in this

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Breaking It Down Volume 3 – Anatomy of a Commercial Starter

With so much of our focus on portable power units, we sometimes fail to address the important category of commercial starters for heavy-duty jump starting environments. Does your service operation repair box trucks, construction equipment and other heavy-duty vehicles? Perhaps you are trying to keep

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Starting and Charging Dilemmas: SOLVED.

In this article, the fourth in a series identifying resources related to vehicle electrical applications, we have compiled several articles that address troubleshooting and diagnosing starting/charging system issues, as well as address the opportunities for service operations in this area. Whether it’s while reading trade

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Mysteries Solved – Questions Answered

This time around, we go to the mailbag and to our social media outlets to address the most commonly asked questions. We receive a great deal of feedback over the course of a week or month, through our web sites, Facebook pages, Twitter feed and

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Breaking it Down Vol. 2: Anatomy of a Smart Charger

In this series, we take a look at what makes a specific product tick. In this case we look at smart chargers. What makes a smart charger smart? How do specific “smart” features work? Why are these features relevant when charging today’s batteries? At Clore

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The Next Evolution: Micro-Hybrids (Start-Stop Technology)

In this article, the third in a series identifying resources related to a specific vehicle electrical application, we have pulled together a number of reference articles related to a new approach to vehicle starting/charging called Micro-Hybrid Systems. We have compiled a group of articles that

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Is Your Shop AGM Ready?

As the world of automotive batteries continues to expand and vehicle manufacturers start looking for alternatives to standard flooded acid batteries, a shop owner or tech needs to be prepared to service any size or type battery that comes into their shop environment.  One of

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