Flat car batteries could be a thing of the past

FLAT batteries and jump-starts could be a thing of the past if a company touting an Australian invention able to predict when car batteries are about to fail has its way.

BEING stranded with a dead car battery could be a thing of the past, thanks to technology that predicts when they are about to fail.

Technology company Intelematics will showcase the discovery this week after a recent trial in the US in which a device was attached to several car batteries, and it accurately predicted when they were with­in four to six weeks of failing.

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Jump-starts could be a thing of the past if an Australian company has its way.

Intelematics chief operating officer Steve Owens said he looked forward to bringing the technology to market.

“Our world-leading, Australian developed technology, means that flat car batteries will be a thing of the past,” he said.

In Australia, car clubs such as the RACV respond to 5.6 million call-outs a year, and nearly a third of these are believed to be battery related.