For most drivers, the rear defroster button is an afterthought. You jab it on cold mornings, watch the frost melt into streaky rivulets, and then forget about it until the next weather event.

Letting your car warm up before driving off on a cold winter’s morning is a common practice even if it’s sometimes frowned upon. So you can imagine the frustration for many 2023 Honda HR-V owners who ...

Dear Tom and Ray: I have a great, wonderful, sweet co-worker who might be as wacky as a loon. It was zero degrees Fahrenheit last week, and she refused to use her rear defroster, claiming it would ...