The new 31-AGM7 extreme absorbed glass-mat (AGM) battery design being rolled out by Interstate Batteries this month is designed to offer a much higher power discharge than typical truck batteries to ...

The 31-AGM7, the new extreme absorbed glass-mat battery from Interstate Batteries, features deep-cycling performance, faster recharging and stronger starting, according to the company. Batteries run ...

Interstate Batteries has designed a new battery that can handle increased loads posed by the growing number of vehicle electronic components, including stop-start technologies. The MT7 absorbed glass ...

Vehicular batteries are technological marvels. But for all our dependence on them in both commercial and consumer applications, they largely are forgotten or ignored – until they fail, of course. For ...

With the addition of components such as sensors, cameras and collision mitigation radar, truck batteries are more challenged than ever. More truck owners are seeing the advantage of absorbed glass mat ...

Waiting until your car won’t start isn’t the best time to start shopping for a new battery. But according to our research, that’s exactly what most people do. Chances are you won’t find the best ...

When shopping for car batteries, there are a few major car battery brands most of us turn to — Interstate is one of them. While Interstate batteries don't come out at the top of our ranking of major ...

New rules and regulations in the trucking industry are placing heavier demands on electrical systems, and in some cases, conventional battery designs are unable to meet the increased hotel loads ...

Tasked with supporting everything from starting the engine to powering auxiliary devices, batteries are a critical and heavily stressed part of a truck. With more demands being placed on the ...

Cranking over the high-compression mass of a diesel engine takes a lot of stored energy to accomplish. This is why diesel trucks use two high-cranking-amp batteries to get the pistons pumping. Most ...