by bregione | Sep 29, 2026 | Battery Life, Battery Tips, Fleet and Truck Battery
Rideshare and fleet vehicle batteries can face a harsher environment than batteries in personal vehicles, increasing the chances for early failure. High mileage is part of the equation, but frequent starts, accessory use, communications gear, and demanding duty cycles...
by bregione | Sep 1, 2026 | Battery Testing and Diagnosis, Battery Tips
A battery tester may return a decision, but that doesn’t always mean the diagnosis is finished. Battery condition, state of charge, temperature, recent charging, test inputs, and even where the tester is connected can influence the result. When a battery test doesn’t...
by bregione | Aug 24, 2026 | Battery Testing and Diagnosis, Battery Tips
Every vehicle that comes into a service bay should have its 12-volt battery tested, even when the customer hasn’t reported a starting or electrical problem. Battery condition can change between visits, and voltage alone doesn’t provide a complete picture of battery...
by bregione | Jul 19, 2026 | Battery Testing and Diagnosis, Battery Tips
When an over-the-air software update fails partway through, the 12V battery is often left in a worse state than it was before the update started. In some cases, the vehicle behaves in ways that look like a battery failure when the real issue is what the failed update...
by bregione | Jul 13, 2026 | Battery Tips, How-tos
A battery concern on a recently sold vehicle is a quick way to turn a happy customer into a frustrated one, and how your team responds determines whether it stays a minor inconvenience or becomes a reputation problem. The good news is that most of these situations are...
