by bregione | Mar 29, 2026 | Battery Testing and Diagnosis, Battery Tips
There are two times a year when battery testing goes from a recommended service item to an absolute front-of-shop priority: the weeks heading into cold weather and the stretch coming out of it. During those windows, vehicle after vehicle rolls in with battery...
by bregione | Mar 24, 2026 | Battery101
A vehicle that’s been sitting for an extended stretch presents a challenge when it’s time to bring it back into service. Whether it’s a seasonal driver that spent the winter in a garage, a fleet unit that was parked during a slow period, or a customer vehicle that sat...
by dxiang | Mar 20, 2026 | Press Releases
From left to right: Lic. Rosa Angélica Ulate Bernal (Office of the Private Secretary, Department of Human Development and Education), Lic. Blanca Patricia Ulate Bernal (Chihuahua City Council), Steve McShane (Founder & CEO, Midtronics), Ing. Victor Hernandez...
by bregione | Mar 16, 2026 | EV Battery
If you’ve been tracking developments in EV battery technology, the acronym LMR has been appearing with increasing frequency over the past year. Researchers have studied lithium manganese-rich chemistry since the 1990s, but it spent decades as a promising concept that...
by bregione | Mar 3, 2026 | Battery Testing and Diagnosis
Vehicles equipped with digital key technology introduce new battery diagnostic challenges for dealerships. Unlike traditional key fobs, digital keys rely on constant low-voltage system stability, wireless communication modules, and authentication protocols. A weak or...
by bregione | Mar 1, 2026 | Battery Testing and Diagnosis
Dealerships are moving away from reactive battery replacement and toward predictive, data-driven strategies. Rather than waiting for no-start events, forward-thinking service departments are using advanced diagnostic tools and stored test history to identify battery...
by bregione | Feb 22, 2026 | EV Battery, Uncategorized
Range anxiety used to be a consumer problem. Now it’s becoming a service department problem. As more electric vehicles roll past their warranty periods and into service bays, technicians and service advisors are dealing with a growing number of range complaints...
by bregione | Feb 7, 2026 | EV Battery
If you’ve been around at least a few electric vehicles, you’ve probably noticed they behave differently when parked compared to traditional vehicles. Modern EVs don’t just sit idle when you walk away. They enter what’s called a “sleep state,” a power management mode...
by bregione | Feb 4, 2026 | Battery Testing and Diagnosis, Fleet and Truck Battery
If you’ve ever opened the hood on a heavy-duty diesel truck or RV and found two batteries staring back at you, you know dual-battery setups don’t play by the same rules as single-battery systems. For accurate testing, proper diagnosis, and preventing those...
by bregione | Feb 1, 2026 | Battery Testing and Diagnosis
Picture that a customer walks into your dealership, signs the papers on their dream car, and drives off the lot with that new-car glow. Three days later, they’re back, frustrated and stuck in a parking lot with a dead battery. That’s not exactly the ownership...
