How Long Can a New Car Battery Be Stored?
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A new car battery that is unopened can generally be stored for one to two years, but it needs to be recharged every three months or half a year. Even when not in use, the battery will naturally discharge. High-quality batteries have a lower self-discharge rate and can retain their charge for a longer period, while lower-quality batteries are the opposite. If not recharged, the battery will completely discharge and become unusable, unable to hold a charge. Below is some information about car batteries: 1. How a battery works: A car battery is a type of battery, also known as a storage battery, which works by converting chemical energy into electrical energy. 2. Lead-acid battery: Typically, when people refer to a car battery, they mean a lead-acid battery. It is mainly composed of lead and its oxides as electrodes, with a sulfuric acid solution acting as the electrolyte.