Battery

Is it winter conditions that killed your car battery? Or is the hot Colorado summer to blame? It doesn’t take very many Colorado winters to see the adverse effects of the frigid temperatures on your car. Oil and lubricants thicken as the thermometer drops past the freezing mark, making a cold start tougher than normal. […]

Why do car batteries fail in winter? “Cold weather can cause car batteries to go dead because damage accumulating through the summer months doesn’t show up until the battery is more taxed” advises Downtown Denver auto repair shop owner, Marc Zandell of Golden Triangle Auto Care.  Summer’s high temperatures cause the electrolyte to vaporize faster […]

The lead-acid battery was invented by a French physicist named Gaston Plante in 1859. It was special for being the first battery that could be recharged. The “wet cell” battery hasn’t changed much over the history of automobiles, and neither has the fact that without a working battery, you’re not going anywhere. Here are some […]