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Seriously though, have there been battery advances that warrant that price increase or is it just capitalism rearing its ugly head again?
no. they'll rip you off because you can't go without a battery
Vehicles with auto stop-start will chew through batteries if they don't use the more expensive specialised battery (or disable the feature)
Infinite growth, homey!
If it was a modern lithium battery it would have some merit. However there has not been a single advance in lead batteries.
Yeah that's what I was thinking. So it's either cost of materials increase, increased environmental regulation, or greed.
Hmmmm I wonder which one contributes the most