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Rotronics offers update on battery advice
PMM spoke to battery management expert Rotronics earlier this year, to provide readers with the best battery advice...
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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 equip tec...
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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 component in the ...
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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 battery ma...
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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 led to an...
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Autodata investigates battery technology
The influx of new hybrid and electric vehicles has sparked increased efforts to develop battery technology. So, doe...
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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 Portal to a...
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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 with Rotron...
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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. The number...
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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 fail signific...
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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 Support Un...
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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 Melville runs...
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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 online batte...
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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 technology...
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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 group, Helping...
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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 hold the ...
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CTEK announces partnership with CADEX
CTEK Sweden AB and Cadex Electronics Inc. have announced a strategic partnership to bring a new approach to battery...
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Start-stop battery testing package
Following some detailed research, Ecobat Battery Technology (EBT) discovered that nationally, 43% of garages turn a...
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Charging to victory
Traction Charger has a close relationship with motorsport racer Tommy Bridewell, with Tommy eyeing a podium positio...
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Battery mismanagement
Battery maintenance is a process that remains very much reactive rather than proactive within the automotive indust...
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Powering the electronic revolution
The groundswell of technological advancement in passenger cars requires new thinking about powering and charging ve...
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Micro-hybrid battery technologies
Russell Shea, Business Development Manager at Banner Batteries, outlines what you need to know about micro-hybrid b...
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Modern-day difficulties
Clarios, the global battery manufacturer behind the VARTA brand, estimates that as of 2020 every third car that ent...
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Best Practice Battery Selection
Yuasa discusses how to select the right battery for your customer, based on their vehicle and driving habits.
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Batteries & Charging
PMM hears from a number of leading battery and charging specialists, to find out what technicians can do this winte...
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The Unstoppable Rise of AGM & EFB Batteries
Start-stop vehicles already account for most new vehicle registrations in Europe, and are entering the aftermarket...
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Coping With the Cold
Workshops and motorists alike are well aware that potential battery issues can arise during the colder months of th...
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The Changing Role of the Battery
Johnson Controls assesses how start-stop technology will effect change in the aftermarket over the next decade.
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Serve & Protect
PMM has teamed up with Rotronics to deliver some top tips for outwitting the weather this winter and protecting you...
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Changes in the Battery Market
Ecobat explains why garages need to be clued up on changes in the battery market.
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EFB Guidance
There seems an air of mystery about EFB batteries and how to look after them. The reality is that there is no myste...
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The Next Generation
Exide explains why the automotive world is moving on from conventional batteries of old.
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Hybrid Drive System Warning Lamp & MIL Illuminated – Toyota Prius
Autodata’s Technical Team share their fixes to common problems raised through Autodata’s technical helpline, availa...
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Testing Times
The most common cause of vehicle breakdown across Europe remains battery-related, says Ecobat.
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Meeting The Standard
It's easy to assume that all AGM batteries are the same, but the truth is that only a few batteries meet today’s co...
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Changing How You Measure Battery Maintenance
Rotronics describes ROBIS, its newly developed web-based dashboard and reporting system, which collects and analyse...
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Don’t Put Your Reputation on the Line
Workshops are putting their reputation at risk by installing the wrong batteries on start-stop cars. This can cause...
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Are You Ready For AGM?
Ecobat Battery Technologies (EBT) considers the long-awaited move towards AGM batteries.
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Battery Testing a Routine Procedure
Based on the results of a market research survey looking at the levels of battery maintenance carried out by indepe...
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Equalisation Charge for a Hybrid
In this case study, Steve Carter describes a problem he encountered on a Prius.
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Is Leaking Coolant to Blame?
Dally Singh, Tech Manager, Autoelectro, urges technicians to avoid a fitting error that leads engine coolant to cau...
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“Is the S-Class Still Top of the Class?”
The Mercedes S-Class plug-in hybrid: an industry leader or simply a technical ‘stop-gap’? Jonathan Sampson, MD at A...
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Battery System Check
Rotronics explores the value of introducing a simple and speedy battery system check that can be built in to every...
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Workshop Essentials – Battery Maintenance Data
According to Autodata, the number of vehicles with battery issues doubles in the period between November and Februa...
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Battery management – why wait for winter?
CTEK explains why effective battery management all year round is essential for the well-being of both the battery a...
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Vehicle Troubleshooter – Battery replacement
Steve Carter, Train4Auto Consultancy, explains how to overcome common problems with fitting batteries to ‘smart cha...
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How do you configure replacement batteries?
With the introduction of new CO2 production control systems such as smart charging and Idle Start/Stop (ISS) it is...
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How to fit modern car batteries
Today’s batteries need to be installed correctly or the customer may soon need to return to the garage. Without bat...
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How Carbon Boost technology is further improving battery performance
With claims that it’s new Premium battery will recharge up to 1.5 times faster, Exide looks at how the use of Carbo...
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The role that battery management systems play in modern vehicles
Steve Umney, HELLA’s Electronics Product & Brand Manager, looks at the role of battery/power management in vehicles...
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Spark plugs – the ‘small giant’ of the powertrain
Expert: Tim Howes, Deputy General Manager – Supply Chain & Technical Service, NGK Spark Plugs (UK) When it comes t...
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Vehicle Troubleshooter – Audi A4 battery programming
Author: Tom Johnson,Tecnodiagnostics Procedure: Stop-Start battery programming using the Autocom CDP+ diagnostic t...
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Micro-hybrid batteries: Meet the challenges
Designed to spearhead Yuasa’s ambitious growth plans in the UK and Europe, the 2013 European Car and Light Van rang...
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Battery technologies put to the test
Over the coming months, it’s inevitable that your attention will be drawn to breakdowns and faults caused by batter...
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Stop Start battery technology – Questions & Answers
In the not-so-distant past, and despite the major manufacturers naturally investing in improving the performance of...
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Battery charging and testing – 6 simple steps
During a recent six week winter workshop trial, CTEK research identified that as many as 25% of vehicles arriving i...
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How to replace the battery on modern day vehicles
In modern cars, the battery is much more central to the vehicle’s electrical management system, meaning you can no...
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Start-Stop batteries – diagnostic installation and testing
One of the potential issues with micro-hybrid/Start-Stop vehicles comes in the shape of replacing the battery which...
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Hybrid technologies – battery types
Hybrid vehicles are defined as those with the ability to use two forms of power, which in most cases in the automot...
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Battery charging and conditioning – best practice
During the winter months the car battery is placed under considerable strain. With the colder weather making it har...
