Clarios’ Smart AGM battery monitoring system gives real-time data on a truck’s battery life, including overall voltage, current and individual cell life.Photo: Clarios
In an age of increasingly connected and smart vehicle components, one system has remained infuriatingly difficult to divine when it comes to health and predicting time-to-failure: The humble, 12-volt, automotive battery.Clarios, the largest manufacturer of automotive batteries in North America, announced a new Smart AGM (absorbed glass mat) battery during the recent CES electronics show in Las Vegas. It features electronic sensors embedded deep inside that can monitor battery cell life in real time and even alert fleets and drivers when a battery failure is imminent.Accurately gauging…
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