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[–] [email protected] 38 points 1 day ago (12 children)

i remember when the same fucking battery was $80

[–] [email protected] 9 points 1 day ago (7 children)

Seriously though, have there been battery advances that warrant that price increase or is it just capitalism rearing its ugly head again?

[–] hangonasecond 1 points 18 hours ago

Vehicles with auto stop-start will chew through batteries if they don't use the more expensive specialised battery (or disable the feature)

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