If there's one thing that's true about Madison Heights, it's that the weather can be unpredictable and extreme. This includes unpredictable and extreme temperatures. It's important to understand how these extreme temperatures can affect your vehicle's battery so that you can take care of your battery to help prevent breakdowns. Here is some insider info from your friends at 1st Choice Motors.
When the weather is hot, temperatures under the hood of your car can reach two hundred degrees or more. This extreme heat can cause the water that's in your battery to evaporate. This can interrupt the chemical processes that take place to produce energy, meaning your car battery could wind up dead.
While cold temperatures don't cause evaporation, they do interrupt the chemical reactions taking place in your battery by slowing them down. This effectively reduces the amount of power your battery can produce. If you already have bad cells in your battery, your battery may get to a point where it can't produce enough power to activate the starter motor.
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