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    ECOBAT develops online assessment

    To complement its ONE BOX battery testing solution, ECOBAT has developed a video and online assessment to ...

    To complement its ONE BOX battery testing solution, ECOBAT has developed a video and online assessment to equip technicians with the skills to confidently install stop-start batteries. Following the s ...

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    Banner Batteries combats emissions

    Despite the focus on engines when it comes to air quality, the humble battery remains an integral compone ...

    Despite the focus on engines when it comes to air quality, the humble battery remains an integral component in the fight against emissions. Russel Shea, Business Development Manager at Banner Batterie ...

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    Rotronics offers battery management advice

    Vehicle inspections have started to rise again, so PMM has teamed up with Rotronics to help you maximise ...

    Vehicle inspections have started to rise again, so PMM has teamed up with Rotronics to help you maximise battery management opportunities. Since March, Rotronics has had a surge of enquiries from cons ...

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    Varta explores potential increase in battery failures

    It comes as no surprise that the extended period of downtime caused by government-sanctioned lockdown has ...

    It comes as no surprise that the extended period of downtime caused by government-sanctioned lockdown has led to an increase in battery failures. With the increased practice of home-working, the new ‘ ...

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    Autodata investigates battery technology

    The influx of new hybrid and electric vehicles has sparked increased efforts to develop battery technolog ...

    The influx of new hybrid and electric vehicles has sparked increased efforts to develop battery technology. So, does this spell the end of the 12V? PMM, in conjunction with Autodata, investigates the ...

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    Varta provides advice on battery best practice

    In this regular column, VARTA’s technical team demonstrates the capabilities of using the VARTA Partner P ...

    In this regular column, VARTA’s technical team demonstrates the capabilities of using the VARTA Partner Portal to accurately change a battery. Below is an example of the step-by-step fitting instructi ...

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    Rotronics releases Covid-19 independent workshop guide

    Long-term stationary vehicles and good battery health are not a match made in heaven. We have teamed up w ...

    Long-term stationary vehicles and good battery health are not a match made in heaven. We have teamed up with Rotronics to help guide you through vehicle care during lockdown. Workshops are slowly gett ...

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    Batteries to beat winter

    With its wide range of powerful batteries, Bosch aims to guide workshops through the cold winter season. ...

    With its wide range of powerful batteries, Bosch aims to guide workshops through the cold winter season. The number one cause of breakdowns  According to current statistics from the Auto Club Europe ( ...

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    What to do with your dead batteries?

    As extended periods of freezing temperatures become more common, the number of vehicle batteries that fai ...

    As extended periods of freezing temperatures become more common, the number of vehicle batteries that fail significantly increases, producing larger volumes of ‘scrap’. There is strict legislation on ...

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    And the WINNER is…

    The September edition of PMM featured the opportunity for one lucky reader to win the latest GYS Battery ...

    The September edition of PMM featured the opportunity for one lucky reader to win the latest GYS Battery Support Unit: the 120A GYSFLASH 121.12. GYS Sales Director Greg Ball visited the winner to pres ...

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    Electric Avenue

    The constant emergence of new battery technologies can be hard to keep up with. To help, HEVRA’s Pete Mel ...

    The constant emergence of new battery technologies can be hard to keep up with. To help, HEVRA’s Pete Melville runs through the differences between hybrid and electric batteries and their effects on r ...

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    Digital development

    In light of its recent launch, PMM was invited to try the GS Yuasa Academy, one of the first dedicated on ...

    In light of its recent launch, PMM was invited to try the GS Yuasa Academy, one of the first dedicated online battery training system available to technicians, workshops, and distributors. Modern day ...

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    Bringing batteries to you

    As BBL Batteries closes in on 50 years, it remains a leading UK battery specialist, embracing the latest ...

    As BBL Batteries closes in on 50 years, it remains a leading UK battery specialist, embracing the latest technology and helping frontline aftermarket businesses. PMM finds out more. BL Batteries is a ...

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    GS Yuasa offers support to homeless group

    GS Yuasa has donated two of its YBX5625 Super Heavy Duty (SHD) batteries to the South Wales homeless grou ...

    GS Yuasa has donated two of its YBX5625 Super Heavy Duty (SHD) batteries to the South Wales homeless group, Helping Open People’s Eyes (H.O.P.E). The batteries will be used to power a bus, which provi ...

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    Neither too hot, nor too cold

    This month, PMM contributor Steve Carter is back to explain how the battery thermal management system may ...

    This month, PMM contributor Steve Carter is back to explain how the battery thermal management system may hold the key to unlocking the potential of electric vehicle batteries, and therefore why techn ...

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