With most people's busy lifestyles, it's easy to drain your phone's battery. What was at 100% in the morning could be below 50% by the time you go for lunch, especially if you work on your phone or like chatting with your friends. That's why it's important to invest in a car charger that can keep your phone going until you call it a day or go to bed for the night.

Fortunately, car charger tech has improved just like home charger tech. You can now get some high wattage options, at least for the category, that can either maintain the charge on your phone or charge up another device rapidly. And that's the key: You definitely want to invest in a dual-port charger that you can plug into your vehicle's 12-volt adapter (or "cigarette lighter," if you're old school). And having one that can charge multiple devices simultaneously is a huge perk when you're on the go.

There are a variety of options when it comes to multiport car chargers. Historically these were two or more USB-A ports, the wide rectangular connection we've had on nearly everything for decades. More recently, there have been a growing number of USB-C options. USB-C, the small, rounded-off rectangle, is found on nearly all cell phones (other than Apple), tablets, laptops and more. It's basically the new standard in everything but name. We decided to focus on chargers that have one of each, as this gives you the flexibility to charge newer USB-C devices, plus a "legacy" USB-A port that can connect to any USB devices as long as you have the right cable. (You can always pick up dongles or adapters to go from USB-C to USB-A or USB-A to USB-C too.)