An interesting new study on EV batteries - Car Talk Community
2024年12月19日 · Existing EV batteries may last up to 40% longer than expected. Consumers’ real-world stop-and-go driving of electric vehicles benefits batteries more than the steady use simulated in almost all laboratory tests of new battery designs, Stanford-SLAC study finds.
12v battery reads good voltage but No AMPS - Car Talk Community
2020年4月14日 · For the last 15 years we have been using more involved test equipment for warranty requirements from the vehicle manufacture and Interstate Batteries. Many Manufactures require dealers to use the Midtronics GR8 to test batteries. This machine uses a combination of charge, load and conductance tests to check the battery.
Kirkland Batteries Vs Interstate Vs? - Car Talk Community
2016年4月12日 · I had bad luck with Kragen auto batteries that I moved to Kirkland and been using them. A Costco branch I went to said that they only have Interstate 42 months warranty batteries - Kirkland used to be 100 months warranty. On a hindsight, you would think that batteries are getting better but …? Are Interstate 42 month batt. good replacement for Kirkland? Are …
Car battery lasts only 3 years? - Car Talk Community
2017年7月21日 · He probably SELLS batteries! Many poster here will testify that a good battery will easily go 5-6 years before needing replacement. The batteries in our 10 year old Toyota and our 5 year old Mazda are still the original, and still test right up to scratch. If you live in Central Alaska and have many cold starts a 3 year replacement might make ...
Restoring a Deep Cycle Battery with EDTA - Car Talk Community
2011年11月2日 · A controlled overcharging is being attempted at the present time, and is showing signs of hope but it’s a slow process…A high charge rate is needed to break down the sulfate deposits that formed when the battery was left in a discharged state for almost a year…This is a fairly new, expensive deep cycle battery so it’s worth the effort…The high charge rate results …
CCA specs on batteries; north [cold] or south [hot ... - Car Talk …
2009年12月24日 · Agree with above posters; cars in the “north” have larger batteries because they need lots of cranking power (CCA)on cold days!! I lived in the tropics for 5 years and the battery in my car was about half the size of the one in my car back home. It filled only 2/3 of the battery case, since this model was also sold for export to Europe.
I need to choose a Battery - Car Talk Community
2023年12月19日 · 2002 Toyota Tundra 6 cylinder SR5 Just curious. My truck needs a new battery and I’m wondering if there is any real value in buying the more expensive of these two batteries - Super Start Extreme or Super Start Platinum I am replacing a Super Start Extreme, which lasted me 7 years. Is there any advantage or benefit to having the battery with more CCA or CA? I …
Any battery brands better than the others? - Car Talk Community
2014年2月19日 · Visit your local public library and find the most recent Consumer Reports article on car batteries. They found in their testing the preferred battery varies by what group (size) your car needs. Last time I purchased a battery for my Corolla, I think it takes group 35, CR said at the time the Kirkland brand was the best.
Keeping settings while replacing battery - Car Talk Community
2013年9月18日 · Connect the positive post of the new battery to the positive cable of the car, negative to negative. (Carefully!) disconnect old battery, leaving new battery powering car. Put new battery in car. Once each clamp physically touches the post, slip the jumper off the bottom of the post, so the battery can be clamped down.
Battery maintainer recommendation - Car Talk Community
2024年12月9日 · A 3 stage charger that does 14.4 Volt absorption and then drops down to 13.2. Needs to do 4 hours at 14.4 to ensure a full charge before storage, or a car or marine battery will sulfate. Deep cycle batteries don’t require this. The only difference between lead acid starting and deep cycle batteries is the design of the lead plates.