Ecobat: What’s the future for the 12-volt battery?
For decades, when it comes to the storage of a vehicle’s electrical power, there has been one constant: the 12-volt car battery. However, with the changing face of the new car market and the boom in sales of electric cars, what might the future hold for this, most traditional of aftermarket consumables? Since the AGM (absorbent glass mat) battery was adopted as the original equipment (OE) fitment for micro-hybrid (start/stop enabled) applications, pan-European battery distributor Ecobat Battery, alongside partners such as CD Group, has been at the forefront in expressing the need for independent workshops to be fully up to speed when it comes to the potential that these batteries presented.