Originally Posted by
spudfan
My work van is a Renault Kangaroo (alright it's a "Kanga") and this current one has been on lease since 2018. It is a diesel which is fitted with stop/start technology. When you stop, the engine switches off. Last Friday after the engine switched off it would not restart. I had to get assistance. Anyway the battery has been changed. This is the second replacement battery that has been fitted to the vehicle. So since 2018 it has had THREE batteries.
Makes you wonder how sensible these so called "green initiatives" are. Batteries take a lot of time and effort to make, from mining through to finished product. That is a lot of emissions. So long as the emissions are not coming out of the exhaust pipe some people think that is great. The Puma battery lasted 12 years.
It seems the "Kangaroos" are fitted with a cancellation switch for the stop/start facility but this has been removed by my employer in their infinite wisdom.
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