A battery might look like a heavy block that won’t move once it’s in place, but the reality is different. Without hold downs, the battery can shift, vibrate, and create problems that show up as no-starts, false codes, or premature failure. For service managers,...
Whether you’re dealing with a 12-volt lead-acid battery or a modern high-voltage lithium-ion pack in an EV, vibration and heat are two of the most persistent challenges to battery performance and lifespan. These two factors quietly but steadily contribute to...
Picture the customer that rolls into your shop complaining their car won’t start. You test the battery and find it’s sitting at an astoundingly low 7 volts. Maybe they left the lights on overnight. Maybe their alternator isn’t pulling its weight. Either way, that...
In the world of automotive service and repair, battery diagnostics are essential. It’s true whether you’re working at a franchised dealership that sees mostly new cars coming in for routine maintenance and repairs, or older models frequenting an independent shop on...
There’s a push for electrification in the worldwide automotive industry today, but it’s certainly not the first initiative to reduce the carbon footprint from vehicles. Emissions standards as well as fuel economy targets have been around for decades, aimed at reducing...