• @[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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      117 hours ago

      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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      11 day ago

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