AAA: Pandemic Bad on Batteries, Time to Get Them Checked

COLUMBUS, Ohio (News Talk 1480 WHBC) – The “weakest link” in your car during colder weather?

It’s the battery.

And if your car is sitting more than usual and the battery is more than three years old, AAA suggests getting it checked.

Plus, temps below 20 degrees require more power to turn the engine over.

They got record calls for dead batteries during the spring surge in the pandemic, because cars sat for weeks at a time.