Hybrid battery repair in Lake Havasu City, Arizona

Lake Havasu City sits at just 735 feet on the Colorado River and regularly records the highest temperatures in the state — hotter than Phoenix, consistently. For a nickel-metal hydride hybrid battery, this is the toughest place in Arizona to live.

• Hotter than Phoenix means faster pack ageing than Phoenix. Everything about cooling maintenance matters more here.
• The battery cooling intake and filter should be checked at least annually, ideally before summer.
• 12V batteries have a genuinely short life in this heat — test them yearly without fail.
• Second homes and seasonal residents: cars sitting through a Havasu summer take real punishment. Use a tender and park covered.
• An annual hybrid battery service is worth more here than almost anywhere in the state.

The river corridor runs hotter than Phoenix — regularly the highest temperatures recorded in Arizona. Everything true about heat and hybrid batteries in Phoenix is more true here. If you're going to be diligent about one thing, make it the cooling system.

• Pack cooling is doing more work here than anywhere else in the state. A restricted intake is a genuinely expensive problem.
• Covered parking matters more than it does in Phoenix, not less.
• 12V batteries have a hard life here. Test them annually at minimum.
• Cars that sit through summer — second homes, seasonal residents — take the worst of it. Use a battery tender on the 12V.
• An annual battery service is worth more here than almost anywhere.

This is a long way from Phoenix. We do travel for mobile service, but a trip like this needs scheduling, and sometimes a good local shop is the better option for you. Call with the year, model and symptoms and we'll tell you which.