Timeline for Why are car batteries still so heavy?
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| Nov 22, 2016 at 11:31 | comment | added | Joshua Nurczyk | If you live in a really cold or really hot environment (neither of which are good for LA, and both of which I've lived in) only top of the line batteries last more than 3-5 years, and even then I've never had one last more than 6. | |
| Nov 22, 2016 at 9:35 | comment | added | Luaan | @Kickstart That depends heavily on the economy of the country, but yeah, 30 years is still pushing it. And importantly, LA battery maintenance is quite trivial - when the communists ruled here, you didn't just throw out the battery - you wouldn't get replacement parts! Instead, you replaced the acid, cleaned the battery and it was as good as new. Try doing that with a lithium battery (disclaimer: don't - made of explodium). | |
| Nov 21, 2016 at 17:17 | comment | added | Kickstart | Taking in to account the number destroyed in accidents, the proportion of cars lasting 20~30 year is tiny. And a decent LA battery will last a lot longer that the 2~3 years your comment implies (battery in my car is the original one, and is over 9 years old) | |
| Nov 21, 2016 at 14:40 | comment | added | Wayne Werner | If the battery lasts 10x the time (so, 20-30 years), I would be interested. Though really only if I was buying a new car. | |
| Nov 18, 2016 at 12:44 | history | answered | J... | CC BY-SA 3.0 |