• @[email protected]
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      92 days ago

      Seriously though, have there been battery advances that warrant that price increase or is it just capitalism rearing its ugly head again?

      • @[email protected]
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        Probably just capitalism, but I wouldn’t be surprised if car batteries are reaping at least some of the benefits of the EV industry and their race for better batteries.

      • @[email protected]
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        32 days ago

        If it was a modern lithium battery it would have some merit. However there has not been a single advance in lead batteries.

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          82 days ago

          Yeah that’s what I was thinking. So it’s either cost of materials increase, increased environmental regulation, or greed.

          Hmmmm I wonder which one contributes the most

      • @hangonasecond
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        Vehicles with auto stop-start will chew through batteries if they don’t use the more expensive specialised battery (or disable the feature)

    • AwkwardLookMonkeyPuppet
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      I used to drive to the bad side of town and buy a refurbished battery for $25. That battery would last at least 2 years.

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      2 days ago

      Nah, these ones are sprinkled with fairy dust. You don’t want to know how much the organic fairy dust version costs.