There’s only one way to answer the question, “Is it my battery, or something else” when your car won’t start: Hook up ...

Your owner's manual can tell you what the proper voltage should be, but on average, anything below 12.6 volts is a dead battery. If you don't see any of the above warning signs, then by all means ...

"Drive" is the operative word, because just letting the car run at idle won't generate enough current to juice the battery back up. But how long you need to drive isn't necessarily something that ...