[h=2]Don’t place car batteries on the ground: myth[/h] A Braille carbon fiber car battery waits to be swapped into a custom vehicle

| Micah Wright


Modern batteries are encased in a special kind of polypropylene plastic that doubles as an electrical insulator. Once paired with the latest advancements in seals and vent systems, it virtually eliminates electrolyte seepage and migration. Interstate Batteries has a great write-up on the subject, saying all those old myths about not leaving your battery on a concrete floor are now completely irrelevant. The days of wooden battery cases, glass jars, and porous rubber structures are long gone. Hopefully myths about ruining batteries this way will someday disappear, as well.