If you’re going to be storing a car for a long time, going on a long holiday, or don’t drive your car in the winter (or summer), then using one of the best trickle chargers to maintain your battery is vital.

Pick up one of these gizmos to help keep your battery healthy if you plan on letting your vehicle sit for a while.

we’ve put together a collection of the best Trickle Chargers that are currently available on the market. To help you find the perfect Trickle Charger among a wide variety of options, we constantly update our collection with new and trending models.

10 Best Trickle Chargers

Based on dozens of customer reviews and ratings, the followings are the top 10 best-selling Trickle Chargers:

Top Rated Trickle Charger Reviews

Since we’ve mentioned 10 different models of Trickle Chargers on the above list, it may be difficult for you to find the right one for your needs. This is why we listed the key features of each of these Trickle Chargers below:

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NOCO GENIUS1, 1-Amp Fully-Automatic Smart Charger, 6V and 12V Portable Battery Charger, Battery Maintainer, Trickle Charger, and Battery Desulfator with Temperature Compensation
Product Highlights:

  • Meet the GENIUS1 – Similar to our G750, just better. It’s 35% smaller and delivers 35% more power. It’s the all-in-one solution – battery charger, battery maintainer, trickle charger, plus battery desulfator.
  • Do more with Genius – Designed for 6-volt and 12-volt lead-acid automotive, marine, and deep-cycle batteries, including flooded, gel, AGM, and maintenance-free, plus lithium-ion batteries.
  • Enjoy precision charging – An integrated thermal sensor detects the ambient temperature and alters the charge to eliminate over-charging in hot climates and under-charging in cold climates.
  • Charge dead batteries – Charges batteries as low as 1-volt. Or use the all-new force mode that allows you to take control and manually begin charging dead batteries down to zero volts.
  • Restore your battery – Automatically detects battery sulfation and acid stratification to restore lost battery performance for stronger engine starts and extended battery life.
  • Beyond maintenance – It’s not just a trickle charger, it’s an advanced battery maintainer. A fully-automatic, worry-free battery charger for everyday use – 24/7 – with zero overcharge.
  • Compatible with all types of vehicles – Charge and maintain cars, motorcycles, lawn mowers, ATVs, lawn tractors, trucks, SUVs, boats, PWCs, classic cars, and more.
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Foval Automatic Trickle Battery Charger 12V 1000mA Smart Battery Charger
Product Highlights:

  • (Safety with ETL Listed): Spark proof during lead connection, reverse polarity protected and includes a 8 foot output cord and 2 year warranty
  • Perfect for all lead-acid, flooded or sealed maintenance free batteries (AGM and gel cell), also Complete 4-step charging program (Initialization, Bulk Charge, Absorption Mode, Float Mode)
  • Small size 3.9 x 2.4 x 1.25 in and suitable for Most Vehicles: adapts to all kinds of 12V battery for automobiles, motorcycles, ATVs, personal watercraft, RVs, boats, airplanes, golf carts, back-up generator systems lawn mower, etc, batteries using either the ring or alligator connectors, automatically switches to float, maintenance voltage after fully charging the battery
  • Intuitive LED indicators provide visual state-of-charge feedback and diagnostic information, even when in maintenance mode.
  • It will charge and maintain your battery so that it is ready to go when you are! It’s lightweight, fully automatic and easy to use
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MOTOPOWER MP00205A 12V 800mA Automatic Battery Charger, Battery Maintainer, Trickle Charger, and Battery Desulfator
Product Highlights:

  • ?【Charger, Maintainer & Desulfator】 – An all-weather battery charger, battery maintainer, trickle charger, and battery desulfator. Perfect for charging and maintaining all 12-volt lead-acid, flooded or sealed maintenance free batteries (AGM and gel cell). ETL safety standard Listed.
  • ?【Automatic Desulfation & Optimization】 – Automatic detection of battery sulfation problem. Applying with pulse current technology to desulfate the batteries effectively. Optimize the battery performance during charging without any manual operation.
  • ?【Energy Saving & Spark Free】 – Zero output in standby mode. No battery drain when connecting with the battery. Spark proof during lead connection for safety.
  • ?【ETL/UL Certified, Multi-level Safety Protection & Timer Set Up】 – ETL safety certified. Overcharge, short circuit and reverse polarity protected. Charge the battery up to 14.4V and Maintain the battery at 13.6V for long time to avoid gasing and to extend the battery life. 24-hour Timer is set up in the program to terminate the charge and enter the maintaining mode once the voltage is above 14V to ensure safety.
  • ?【Easy Operation】 -Just plug-in, connect to the battery and start charging or maintaining your battery. The desulfation is working automatically during the charing. No manual operation.
  • ?【Warranty】- 2 Year Warranty AND 100% SATISFACTION SERVICE. If you are not pleased with the product, please contact motopower directly for hassle-free return and refund. Save your bucks and time.
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NOCO GENIUS2, 2-Amp Fully-Automatic Smart Charger, 6V and 12V Portable Battery Charger, Battery Maintainer, Trickle Charger, and Battery Desulfator with Temperature Compensation
Product Highlights:

  • Meet the GENIUS2 – Similar to our G1100, just better. It’s 30% smaller and delivers 140% more power. It’s the all-in-one solution – battery charger, battery maintainer, trickle charger, plus battery desulfator.
  • Do more with Genius – Designed for 6-volt and 12-volt lead-acid automotive, marine, and deep-cycle batteries, including flooded, gel, AGM, and maintenance-free, plus lithium-ion batteries.
  • Enjoy precision charging – An integrated thermal sensor detects the ambient temperature and alters the charge to eliminate over-charging in hot climates and under-charging in cold climates.
  • Charge dead batteries – Charges batteries as low as 1-volt. Or use the all-new force mode that allows you to take control and manually begin charging dead batteries down to zero volts.
  • Restore your battery – Automatically detects battery sulfation and acid stratification to restore lost battery performance for stronger engine starts and extended battery life.
  • Beyond maintenance – It’s not just a trickle charger, it’s an advanced battery maintainer. A fully-automatic, worry-free battery charger for everyday use – 24/7 – with zero overcharge.
  • Compatible with all types of vehicles – Charge and maintain cars, motorcycles, lawn mowers, ATVs, lawn tractors, trucks, SUVs, boats, PWCs, classic cars, and more.
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NOCO GENIUS10, 10-Amp Fully-Automatic Smart Charger, 6V and 12V Portable Battery Charger, Battery Maintainer, Trickle Charger, and Battery Desulfator with Temperature Compensation
Product Highlights:

  • Meet the GENIUS10 – Similar to our G7200, just better. It’s 17% smaller and delivers 115% more power. It’s the all in one solution battery charger, battery maintainer, trickle charger, plus battery desulfator.
  • Do more with Genius – Designed for 6-volt and 12-volt lead-acid automotive, marine, and deep-cycle batteries, including flooded, gel, AGM, and maintenance-free, plus lithium-ion batteries.
  • Enjoy precision charging – An integrated thermal sensor detects the ambient temperature and alters the charge to eliminate over-charging in hot climates and under-charging in cold climates.
  • Charge dead batteries – Charges batteries as low as 1-volt. Or use the all-new force mode that allows you to take control and manually begin charging dead batteries down to zero volts.
  • Restore your battery – Automatically detects battery sulfation and acid stratification to restore lost battery performance for stronger engine starts and extended battery life.
  • Beyond maintenance – It’s not just a trickle charger, it’s an advanced battery maintainer. A fully-automatic, worry-free battery charger for everyday use – 24/7 – with zero overcharge.
  • Compatible with all types of vehicles – Charge and maintain cars, motorcycles, lawn mowers, ATVs, lawn tractors, trucks, SUVs, boats, PWCs, classic cars, and more.
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NOCO GENIUS2D, 2-Amp Direct-Mount Onboard Charger, 12V Battery Charger, Battery Maintainer, Trickle Charger, and Battery Desulfator with Temperature Compensation
Product Highlights:

  • Meet the GENIUS2D – The all-new direct-mount onboard battery charger for an under-the-hood battery charging system and year-round battery maintenance.
  • Direct-Mount – Securely mounts nearby the battery with its rugged snap-fit mounting bracket and effortlessly installs into most materials with truss-head self-tapping screws.
  • Enjoy precision charging – An integrated thermal sensor detects the ambient temperature and alters the charge to eliminate over-charging in hot climates and under-charging in cold climates.
  • Charge dead batteries – Charge batteries as low as 1-volt, including flooded, gel, and AGM, as well as automotive, marine, and deep-cycle batteries.
  • Beyond maintenance – It’s not a trickle charger, it’s an advanced battery maintainer. It monitors your battery 24/7, providing intuitive and safe maintenance charging with zero overcharge. A fully-automatic, worry-free battery charger for year-round use.
  • Restore your battery – Automatically detects battery sulfation and acid stratification to restore lost battery performance for stronger engine starts and extended battery life.
  • Compatible with all types of vehicles – Add a permanent onboard battery charger to any vehicle to make battery maintenance simple and easy. Plus, combine with any of the GCP Series AC Port Plugs for remote charging access.
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[2-Pack] FOVAL Automatic Trickle Battery Charger 12V 1000mA Smart Battery Charger
Product Highlights:

  • (Safety with ETL Listed): Spark proof during lead connection, reverse polarity protected and includes a 8 foot output cord and 2 year warranty
  • Perfect for all lead-acid, flooded or sealed maintenance free batteries (AGM and gel cell), also Complete 4-step charging program (Initialization, Bulk Charge, Absorption Mode, Float Mode)
  • Small size 3.9 x 2.4 x 1.25 in and suitable for Most Vehicles: adapts to all kinds of 12V battery for automobiles, motorcycles, ATVs, personal watercraft, RVs, boats, airplanes, golf carts, back-up generator systems lawn mower, etc, batteries using either the ring or alligator connectors, automatically switches to float, maintenance voltage after fully charging the battery
  • Intuitive LED indicators provide visual state-of-charge feedback and diagnostic information, even when in maintenance mode.
  • It will charge and maintain your battery so that it is ready to go when you are! It’s lightweight, fully automatic and easy to use
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TowerTop Battery Charger, 2/10/25Amp 12V Fully Automatic Smart Trickle Charger, Automotive Battery Maintainer with Engine Start, Winter Mode, Recondition, Desulfation, LCD Display, ETL (BC-025 PRO)
Product Highlights:

  • 【Voltage-Drained Battery Savior】 TowerTop battery charger, up to 84% more efficiency, detects and charges batteries as low as 1 volt, ideal for dead or idle 12v lead-acid batteries including STD, GEL, AGM, and DEEP CYCLE. Fully-automatic features, manual selections, and prior-setting memory function make charging automotive battery more convenient and high-efficient.
  • 【Superior Engine Start and Winter Mode】 Engine start aid feature helps in activating your car battery with insufficient power to emergently start your vehicle in 100 seconds. The car battery charger, +0.2v on the basis of the original charging voltage, better boosts your battery activity and charges more thoroughly in low-temperature situations.
  • 【Restore and Maintain Your Batteries】 The smart battery charger auto-detects and repairs severely-sulfated battery terminals (15.8V), and recondition battery (15.8V) to rehabilitate the lost performance. Auto-stop when fully charged, auto-awake and pulse compensate after voltage drops allow a long-time connection, with charging fuller and battery more durable.
  • 【Multi-Safety Protection】 Certificated by ETL. Smart-chip-controlled, with intelligent 8-stage charging for added charging precision, battery power optimization, and extended battery life. No worry about battery issues like Spark, Overtime Charging, Overheating, Reverse Polarity, Over-Discharge, Current Backflow, Short Circuit, Over Voltage, Over Current.
  • 【Advanced LCD Display】 Intuitive words, vivid icons, and switchable interfaces give you a real-time and visual means to track battery status, charging modes, charging stages, and easily do troubleshooting. Superfast heat-dissipation better improves the working performance. Full-wrapped clips with larger openings and firmer covers are perfect for side-post connections.
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NOCO GENIUS2X2, 2-Bank, 4-Amp (2-Amp Per Bank) Fully-Automatic Smart Charger, 6V and 12V Battery Charger, Battery Maintainer, Trickle Charger, and Battery Desulfator with Temperature Compensation
Product Highlights:

  • Meet the GENIUS2X2 – It’s the all-in-one 2-bank solution – battery charger, battery maintainer, trickle charger, plus battery desulfator.
  • Multiple banks – A two-bank battery charger maintainer rated a 4-amps – 2-amps per bank – designed to charge and maintain multiple vehicles like cars, motorcycles, boats, ATVs, RVs, lawn mowers, lawn tractors, trucks, and more.
  • Do more with Genius – Designed for 6-volt and 12-volt lead-acid automotive, marine, and deep-cycle batteries, including flooded, gel, AGM, and maintenance-free, plus lithium-ion batteries.
  • Enjoy precision charging – An integrated thermal sensor detects the ambient temperature and alters the charge to eliminate over-charging in hot climates and under-charging in cold climates.
  • Charge dead batteries – Charges batteries as low as 1-volt. Or use the all-new force mode that allows you to take control and manually begin charging dead batteries down to zero volts.
  • Restore your battery – Automatically detects battery sulfation and acid stratification to restore lost battery performance for stronger engine starts and extended battery life.
  • Beyond maintenance – It’s not just a trickle charger, it’s an advanced battery maintainer. A fully-automatic, worry-free battery charger for everyday use – 24/7 – with zero overcharge.
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SUHU Car Battery Charger, 12V/8A 24V/4A Smart Automatic Battery Charger Maintainer Trickle Charger for Car Truck Motorcycle Lawn Mower Boat Marine RV SUV ATV SLA Wet AGM Gel Cell Lead Acid Battery
Product Highlights:

  • ➤【Wide Application】 This intelligent battery charger is designed for all types 12V and 24V lead-Acid batteries that within 6-150Ah(12V), 6-100Ah(24V), including AGM, GEL, SLA, Flooded (WET), or any common automotive, deep-cycle, marine, or maintenance-free battery. Note: Lithium battery is prohibited. Compatible with all types of vehicles – charges and maintains, electric vehicles agricultural vehicles, off-road vehicles, pickup trucks, boats, yachts, motorboats, and more
  • ➤【Effective Reparation Mode】Automatic sulfa-ting and acid stratification detection, One Key to Repair, Activate Battery, Pulse repair function can help to repair your loss battery and extend battery life. Note: It can not activate a dead battery or repair a battery which is damaged seriously; it also can not repair a battery back to 100% new
  • ➤【Automatic Charging】Automatic detection of 12V or 24V battery, automatic monitoring of the entire charging process through a microprocessor-controlled program. Automatically adjust the charging current, easy to deal with a variety of harsh voltage environments. This 24V 12V car battery charger ensure the adaptive charging process, with maximum safety, and automatically stop when the battery is fully charged
  • ➤【Safety Charging】Adopt ABS flame-retardant shell, fireproof, electric shock, corrosion resistant, solid and durable, Built in circuit protection guards against reverse polarity, sparks, overcharging, over-current, open-circuits, short-circuits and overheating. Smart LCD display shows the charging status and battery status to make you more assured of charging
  • ➤【Robust Quality and Service】Automotive Battery Charger has a durable and efficient design. With well-experienced engineers and dedicated support team, we are always standing by your side and ready to help you. If you have any questions, please feel free to contact us by email. NOTE: IT CAN’T JUMP START CAR, JUST HAS BATTERY CHARGING FUNCTION

Video Overview

Difference Between Float and Trickle Charger

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The difference between a float (or battery tender) and trickle charger is that a float charger will only turn on and charge your battery when it has self-discharged …

Final Words

So, these are all of the Best Trickle Chargers available on the market. We hope this collection was helpful to find the right Trickle Charger for the money. However, we recommend checking out the features, benefits, and problems of each of these Trickle Chargers before taking your decision.