Frequently Asked Questions

1. Why is the positive grid so important for batteries? How does PowerFrame grid technology help?


2. How do I know that a battery with PowerFrame grid technology is better?


3. What makes PowerFrame grid technology different from other grids in other batteries?


4. How is PowerFrame grid technology more environmentally friendly?


5. There are a lot of different vehicles out there. How do I know a battery with PowerFrame grid technology will work with my car? What if it’s an older model?

1.  Why is the positive grid so important for batteries? How does PowerFrame grid technology help?
The positive grid is what provides the energy to start your car. It’s a critical component of your battery, start after start. The most common end-of-life failure mode of automotive batteries is corrosion of the positive grids. Positive grid corrosion will occur over time, especially in high-heat environments, as a result of the charge-discharge cycles a battery experiences. PowerFrame grid technology is structurally strong and it’s robust design minimizes corrosion and likely premature failure.
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2.  How do I know that a battery with PowerFrame grid technology is better?
PowerFrame grid technologies are tested in the toughest real-world conditions we can think of: in taxicabs, patrol cars, passenger cars and trucks in multiple cities around the world.

Extreme heat and stop-and-go driving are two of the most demanding applications a battery can face during its lifetime, which makes high heat desert taxicab fleets the ideal test environment for battery performance. Batteries with PowerFrame grid technology routinely outlast other manufacturers’ batteries in head-to-head Las Vegas taxi-fleet studies.
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3.  What makes PowerFrame grid technology different from other grids in other batteries?
PowerFrame grid technology uses the newest grid-making technologies. PowerFrame grids are made by rolling metal into strips that are then stamped into the grid shape. The process is continuous and provides the greatest flexibility for power optimization. The rolling process elongates the grain structure, which helps resist corrosion and provides strength even under extreme conditions. Other grid technologies, including cast bookmold and expanded metal, have grain structures that are more susceptible to corrosion.
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4.  How is PowerFrame grid technology more environmentally friendly?
The patented PowerFrame manufacturing process uses 20% less energy and releases 20% fewer greenhouse gas emissions than other manufacturing methods.

In 2006, the PowerFrame grid technology process received the 2006 Clean Air Award from the EPA for the reduction of CO² in the air.
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5.  There are a lot of different vehicles out there. How do I know a battery with PowerFrame grid technology will work with my car? What if it’s an older model?
Batteries with PowerFrame grid technology will work in all vehicles, even older and vintage models. All batteries made with PowerFrame grids are designed to meet or exceed OE specifications along with pertinent governing body standards (BCI, Eurobatt) which include group size (battery dimensions) along with cold cranking amps and reserve capacity. Check your store’s application guide to determine which battery with PowerFrame grid technology is needed for your vehicle.
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