4x4 Magazine Australia

KNOW YOUR LITHIUM

AS lithium batteries have grown in popularity, they have inadvertently created a significant issue that could rob consumers and businesses of thousands of dollars. Fuelled by a lack of regulation by Australian Standards, a technology that is widely misunderstood and globalised, has allowed battery cowboys to import cheap, inferior products that are faulty and potentially dangerous.

These products understate the usable capacity and are sourced from manufacturers with questionable procedures and parts in their construction, in some cases even using secondhand or low-grade cells.

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