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YEP I'm still at it.

A bit curious about car battery technology? Why wouldn't the technology that is used in a jump starter say the Tack life I have posted above be good enough to be permanently installed in a vehicle as the starter battery? Not that unit but the internal technology, size weight, etc instead of the gigantic heavy batteries currently used?
Yes they can and I expect that as the battery prices improve, they will move to LiFePo4 batteries for cars. The issue, Lead-Acid car batteries are very forgiving for poorly regulated voltage and current. Li-ion are not at all forgiving. The BMS (internal battery management system) had better be up to task. LiFePo4 is much more forgiving than Li-ion. But the voltage regulator system should be better for charging car batteries than the crude system in most cars.
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