Ride in Style: 10 Best Car Accessories for 2020

Schumacher Fully Automatic Battery Charger

Schumacher is a brand that carries a lot of weight in the automotive world. Their SC1281 Automatic Battery Charger is a portable solution to keeping your battery topped up, making it one of the best car accessories on this list. The SC1281 is a 6/12V, 100A charger with plenty of features: a built-in battery and alternator tester, multi-stage charging and auto voltage detection, and reverse hook-up protection. The charger has plenty of oomph, giving you the power to jumpstart even massive batteries for SUVs and trucks.

HUDWAY Glass

Keeping your eyes on the road and being an attentive driver is important. Conditions on the road can change in a split second, and being able to react is important. That's why we like the HUDWAY Glass, since it gives your smartphone heads-up display capabilities. Using the Glass, you can keep your eyes on the road while still being able to use your GPS navigations apps for guidance.

Ztylus Stinger USB Emergency Escape Tool

In the worst-case scenario of an accident, being able to escape your vehicle as quickly as possible is paramount. However, this can become complicated by pinned doors and jammed seat belts. Therefore, having a universal tool that can help get you out of an unfortunate situation can literally mean the difference between life and death.

The Ztylus Stinger is a combination tool that combines a seatbelt cutter, window breaker, and a USB hub into one device that plugs into a car's charging port. This keeps the Stinger within arm's reach, no matter the situation. And when plugged in, it acts as a two-port USB charger for your devices.

Armor All 12V Wet/Dry Shop Vacuum

Let's face it: It's not a matter of if messes will happen in your car, truck or SUV, it's a matter of when. And when it happens, you will want a small and powerful way to clean up life's little messes. Enter the Armor All Shop Vac. This 12V vacuum is small and powerful and can clean up messes both wet or dry.

The vacuum's bungee cord can stretch to an impressive length, and plugs right into any of your vehicle's charging ports. Being able to clean up life's messes in a pinch earns it a spot on this list of the best car accessories.

FOBO Tire Plus

For tire pressure, taking and keeping accurate measurements can be a little tricky. Typically, it requires using a pressure gauge to test the air pressure on each tire, one at a time. This cool gadget takes a lot of the hassle and complexity out of this process, allowing you to check the air pressure of your tires in real time and with the press of a button. Using Bluetooth, the monitor allows you to keep track of tire pressure in up to 19 cars, all from a single smartphone app. What's better, you can install the entire kit can without professional help.

Handpresso

Here's something we didn't know we wanted: Instant, portable espresso. The Handpresso is a cool little portable travel gadget that, with a little prep work, lets you make espresso from the comfort of your car while on the go. In just a few minutes, you can prepare rich, cafe-quality Espresso from your car.

SCOSCHE ReVolt Compact Dual Port USB Fast Car Charger

For powering your gadgets on the go, the obvious solution is using a simple USB adapter that plugs into one of your vehicle's charging ports. We've found that this SCOSCHE USB charger is exactly what we're looking for: It's cheap, has two ports, and is unobtrusive, fitting nearly flush into the port itself. A must-have, in our opinion.

Automatic Connected Car Assistant

Automatic's Connected Car Assistant is useful to the point of being a virtual necessity. This humble little black and blue box allows you to interface with your vehicle it a way you wouldn't think possible. Providing 24/7 monitoring, real-time tracking, crash assistance, vehicle diagnostics and many other bits of information, you'll wonder what you did without it.

Tile Mate (2016)

The Tile Mate is a useful tool that can help you find your keys after you've forgotten where you put them. Using a compact wireless Bluetooth tracker that can easily loop onto key chains, phone lanyards or just about anything you can attach it to, you can keep track of things with the press of a button in the handy smartphone app.

BACtrack S80 Breathalyzer

The last item on this list, BACtrack's S80 Breathalyzer is a portable grade breath tester that we feel can come in handy in certain situations. If you're worried about drinking and driving or want to make sure that your designated driver is squeaky clean, this is the tool for the job.