[ausev] Interstae vs. Walmart batteries

[Mark Farver]

William Fisher wrote:

>The Interstate SRM-29 (12 volt) for my Geo Metro are 90$ but the Maxx-29 
>at Walmart are the same battery but for 60$......is there a quality 
>difference? Warrantee? Or is it just Chinese labor making the Walmart 
>brand that makes it cheaper?...Anyone know what the difference is? 
>thanks in advance....Bill in Bryan Texas.....
>  
>
The Walmart batteries are of uniformly low quality.  OTOH, they offer 
free replacement for a year.  If you don't mind replacing one every few 
weeks you can swap them out over and over again.

If you can handle the trip, I would strongly recommend calling the 
Interstate battery store here in Austin:

Interstate Batteries of Metro Austin
5308 Burleson Road, Austin, TX 78744
(512) 447-6185
 
Ask for the manager, and tell him your with Austin EV.  Let him know how 
many you'll be buying.  In the quantities needed for an EV you should 
easily be able to get a 10-20% price break.  You'll want to call the 
store above becuase he is actually the distributor to Interstate retail 
stores in southern Texas.  Being one step up the chain means he can cut 
you better pricing, your local Interstate store pays him about a 25% markup.