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Hi BjBnet, when I mentioned driving habits, it wasn’t so much about how you drive your vehicle, as where you drive it- mountains or even hilly terrain, windy conditions, wet or snowy conditions, cold weather, lots of passengers or cargo or lots of starting and stopping all can have a negative...

Hello, I noticed your conversation regarding our batteries and wanted to offer some assistance. The quality of our batteries has always been excellent and has continued to improve since Johnson Controls purchased the brand in 2000. We still make Optimas in our own facility and the batteries we...

Hi kb0nly, I’m not aware of any mandate requiring the use of recycled lead. Do you have a link for those sources? I did look through the EPA website and the only mention I noticed of recycled lead indicated that “a typical lead-acid battery contains 60-80% recycled lead and plastic.” That...

Hi sleeve, that’s a great question. I wish more people asked how it is possible for our batteries to offer more cold cranking amps in the same battery size. AGM batteries generally offer superior performance when compared to their flooded counterparts. Optima battery’s AGM Spiralcells are...

Hello, I noticed your conversation regarding our batteries and wanted to help out however I could. Replacement batteries should have cold cranking amps equal to or greater than the OEM battery they replace, but CCAs are more of a concern for vehicles that are driven in colder climates and not...

Hello, I saw some confusion surrounding our batteries and wanted to help out however possible. BlueTops have threaded top posts, but are otherwise identical internally to their YellowTop (BlueTop/light gray case) and RedTop (BlueTop/dark gray case) counterparts. We strongly recommend using...