Car Battery Sizes

The BCI, or the Battery Council International, establishes standardized car battery sizes to be followed by car manufacturers around the world. The chart for all battery sizes can be found in their Website at Batterycouncil.org in case you want to look up for your battery size and its compatible replacement. The batteries are grouped into 24, 26, 70, 75, etc. sizes, and most of the automobiles today support more than one group size for ease of replacement.

In North America, the batteries are grouped according to the size of its casing, the terminal placement, type, and the polarity of the batteries. In Asia, it is the Japanese standard (JIS) that is followed; and in Europe, it is the EN, Italian CEI, IKC, and the German DIN standards that are used.

The CCA (cold cranking amps) and the RC (reserve capacity) are different in the same car battery sizes group. Moreover, the CCA and the RC also varies within the same model of the same brand. To determine which CCA and RCA rating is best for you, you need to consult your manual or read the specifications on top of your original equipment manufacturer battery. The group size of your battery and the recommendations of the possible replacement can also be found in your manual.

It doesn't mean that the larger the car battery size, the more expensive the battery is. Car battery prices are determined by the type and the model of the battery, not the car battery size. So it is possible for you to get a smaller, more expensive battery, or a larger, less expensive one. But it usually goes that the larger the battery size, the higher is its CCA and RC ratings.

So before you buy your replacement battery, be sure that you are buying one that belongs to the same group as your OEM. You could get a battery from another group, but make sure that your manufacturer recommended it. It should fit in your car's battery tray, the terminals connect to your cable, and the battery terminals wouldn't touch your hood when closed.

How to Change a Car Battery

Car Battery News:

Apple Shows That Nokia N97 Mini Also Suffers from Death Grip Issue
Apple's Smartphone Antenna Performance page, which aims to show that other phones besides iPhone 4 suffer from signal loss when held in a certain way, originally didn't mention Nokia ...

GM to guarantee electric car batteries for eight years - Physics .
GM to guarantee electric car batteries for eight years. By Physics Today on July 15, 2010 11:02 AM | No Comments | No TrackBacks · New York Times: To encourage customers to make the switch from their familiar gas-powered cars to new ...

Excessive Heat Causes Car Battery Problems
The sizzling heat is keeping one mechanic shop busy during the dog days of summer...

Honda to launch plug-in hybrid, electric car in 2012
Source: Reuters * To sell plug-in hybrid, battery electric models in 2012 * To launch small diesel car in Europe in 2012 * To build new motorcycle factory in Indonesia in 2011 * Plans new product for China's ...

Electric car industry seeks help
Washington -- Automakers and the nation's utility companies urged the Obama administration Tuesday to do more to boost the growth of electric vehicles...

U.S. Backs Electric-Car Batteries. Will Drivers Follow .
If federally funded factories don't get enough demand, even more government spending could result. Last year's stimulus package committed the government to...

Fort Worden Military Vehicles
The Puget Sound Coast Artillery Museum, the West Sound Military Vehicle Preservation Club and Fort Worden Commanding Officer's Quarters volunteers provided historical displays June 12-13, 2010 at Fort Worden State Park in Port Townsend...

Armed High Springs man charged threatening woman
Published: Wednesday, July 21, 2010 at 11:35 a.m. Last Modified: Wednesday, July 21, 2010 at 11:35 a.m. A High Springs man who was angry with a pregnant woman is accused of pointing a gun at her while threatening to kill her...

Charge under Control: Lithium-Ion Car Batteries Get Crash-Tested
The forthcoming Chevy Volt and Nissan Leaf rely on lithium-ion battery packs, as do other contenders on the electric-car circuit. Yet perhaps mindful of a few highly publicized fires touched off by early lithium-ion power packs in laptops, are consumers assured that their car batteries will remain safe, even in an accident? Much of the assurance falls under the purview of Sandia National ...

Grand Prix a la Kart
In Hampshire's response to Silverstone, the racing is all about pedal-powered pandemonium...

Michigan's Next Boom: Electric Car Batteries « The Energy Source .
Michigan is becoming a world capital for electric car batteries...

Hyundai goes high-tech with Sonata, its first hybrid
A hybrid variant is the cost of entry in the midsized sedan segment these days. Hyundai is joining the fray with the next stage of hybrid technology , both in terms of battery power and in how the power is delivered to the wheels...

"DOE Spells Out Impact Recovery Act Funds Are Having on U.S. .
According to the report, investments in batteries alone "should help lower the cost of some electric car batteries by nearly 70 percent before the end of 2015. What's more, thanks in part to these investments, U.S. factories will be ...

Police Investigate Car Battery Thefts In South Windsor
SOUTH WINDSOR Heard about a great deal on used car batteries? Police want to talk to you...

Home Made Electric Car » Coolweather
. into a energy generator and place a small wind energy generator on each side on back of his car, then it may just provide him with enough energy to keep driving without having to re-charge his car batteries from the power company. ...

Basic Car Battery Maintenance

Technorati Tags: Car Battery, Car Batteries, Car Battery Sizes