Does your vehicle’s battery live a tough life? Lots of vibration, high under-hood temperatures or maybe sitting idle for months? Does it have to crank over a diesel engine in very cold weather. Maybe, it has to power lots of electrical accessories, lights, or a high-performance sound system. If so, you might consider an OPTIMA(R) battery. Read More »

Summer is the season for major car-battery problems. Heat, not cold, shortens battery life, says the Car Care Council. Read More »

Excessive heat and overcharging are the two main reasons for shortened battery life. Read More »

Take any car with an old battery that is four years old, add worn spark plugs, a plugged fuel filter and a tad of water in the tank, then try and start this car on a cold winter morning. You see, a cold battery has far less power than a warm one. So if your car doesn't start in the first, second or third rahhh, rahhh of the starter, the battery runs out of power before the engine starts. Read More »

It has happened to most of us at sometime. You parked your car only to come back a few hours later to a dead battery. You had left your lights on. Now, you have to get a jump start. Read More »

Some of Jump Start Systems on the market today. Read More »

Checking your battery before you start out on that next trip can save you lots of grief on the road. Checking here means a bit more than just peeking into the filler holes to see if there is sufficient water. Read More »

Checking your battery before you start out on that next trip can save you lots of grief on the road. Checking here means a bit more than just peeking into the filler holes to see if there is sufficent water. Read More »

With an estimated 248 million vehicles on the road in North America, the proper use and disposal of vehicle batteries, tires and various types of automotive fluids are crucial to a healthy environment. Often, lead-acid vehicle batteries are left to sit in garages, backyards and storage sheds where they may be creating an environmental safety hazard. When left to sit, ... Read More »

AUSTIN, Texas–(BUSINESS WIRE)–March 1, 2005–Valence Technology, Inc. (NASDAQ:VLNC), a leader in the development and commercialization of Saphion(R) technology, the only safe large format Lithium-ion rechargeable battery technology, today announced that its lithium-ion batteries were introduced on Segway LLC’s new 2005 products. Valence’s Saphion(R) technology doubles the range of the Segway(R) Human Transporter (HT) flagship model and was designed to be ... Read More »