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There’s never a good time to be stuck with a dead battery, but the dead of winter might be the very worst. In the past, fixing this problem may have involved flagging down a stranger to give you a jump, which is often awkward, embarrassing and time consuming. Luckily, in 2024 there are much better ways to fix dead car batteries thanks to portable car jump starters (and how-to videos