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What is an EFB battery?

Why carmakers install an EFB battery and whether you must replace it with the same type An EFB battery may sound like some new kind of battery technology, but they’ve  been used in the European market since 2008. Since the U.S. automotive industry typically follows its European counterparts by approximately ten years, many domestic vehicles with start/stop technology began using EFB (enhanced flooded battery) batteries around the 2015-18 model years. What makes it better than a standard battery? • Provides more start cycles — Can provide up to 85,000 engine … Read More

Here’s what’s different about a Start stop battery

A start stop battery has more power and can handle many more starts than a standard battery Carmakers use a different type of battery for vehicles equipped with start stop technology. A start stop battery is either an enhanced flooded battery (EFB) or an absorbed glass mat (AGM) battery. Both types provide more reserve power needed for start stop systems than a standard flooded lead acid battery. Start stop systems require a battery that has more staring power, recharges faster, lasts longer, and has more reserve power so it can … Read More


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