Give it a month after things return to normal. There will be a big run on batteries. We're already seeing it at the BMW dealership I'm at; even our DC is out of stock on the most common part number.I imagine car batteries in stores were sitting for 2-3 months without being charged, (at some point during covid) decreasing the overall batterey life.
What do you think?
Give it a month after things return to normal. There will be a big run on batteries. We're already seeing it at the BMW dealership I'm at; even our DC is out of stock on the most common part number.
Batteries wont go bad without a charge
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Essential, yes, busy, no. When people weren't driving, they weren't breaking things, so we weren't busy. As soon as everything started back up? Dead batteries, dead batteries everywhere. Why? Very few people were starting their cars to keep their batteries charged.Batteries do age, even more so without a charge. Usually they are ok for about a month or so. When you get to 2-3 months they should really go on a battery tender.
There is math that can be done to calculate out how long the battery can sit uncharged for before it drains. I just don't feel like looking up the specs to calculate it out, but the point is there is a finite time period.
I echo what was said to look at the battery manufacture date. 1yr or older shouldn't be used period.
With that said, automotive repair would have been considered essential so the sale of batteries in general still could have continued. I would think the issue would be supply of batteries would be low, vs the issue of too many sitting on the shelf for 2-3 months.
I imagine car batteries in stores were sitting for 2-3 months without being charged, (at some point during covid) decreasing the overall batterey life.
What do you think?
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