Do cars and motorcycles use the same batteries?

Question

If not, what's the difference?

Answer 1

Not at all, SIZE!

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Answer 2

All batteries whether in your phone, in your car or motorbike, contain the same material, they only differ in size, shape, and capacity. 

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• Road warrior

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  john: Many bikes going to Li-Ion,  like cars, everything else. Love to see a nickel-iron  battery on a bike, they last Forever., Used a lot with Solar power as zero replacement. 
  

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Answer 3

Obviously not the same physical size in most cases.  Other than that CCA  can be around the same. My Battery is made by antigravity. Battery has 480 cranking amps and is a 12 cell unit. It all depends on what your needs are. 

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• adam

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  Guess you never have seen antigravity brand sport. YOU IDIOT 
  

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Answer 4

a car used high power battery than a motorcycle battery

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• adam

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  OK the oil debate. I run 70 wt in summer 50 in winter mineral oil old bikes. amsoil 60 wt in my dyna all year long Phx AZ . 
  

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Answer 5

The size and CCA's

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• adam

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  I change oil and filter monthly its cheap insurance 
  

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Answer 6

No. bike batteries are about 1/3 the size and have less stored power.

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• Anon

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  Only called that because of deep cycle/ high current capabilities, No different functionally between big truck battery and a  hearing aid ell.  Take  charged battery apart., you can get NO power "from" it.Take charged  Capacitor apart; charge Stays in the dielectric.
  

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Answer 7

In most cases yes, they use a standard lead acid battery. Sometimes of the type that you have to add water to, sometimes sealed batteries that do not need water added. Modern ones are 12 volt but you can find older vehicles that use 6 volts.

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• Anon

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  Very good BUT many cars, trucks, MCs use sealed Ca grid or glass mat or  Gel=-type e Lead-Acid, or Lithiums.. All 5  types are  available for almost all applications. My new Harley battery was only available at one shop in Glass -Mat sealed. 
  

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Answer 8

The size and voltage are the differences. Motorcycle batteries are about 1/4 the size of a car battery and while there are 12volt motorcycle batteries most of the electronics on a bike run on 6 volts or less. Most of the electronics in cars are 12 volt.

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• Anon

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  UR thinking of old Plymouth with ignition ballast, coil gets 12volts on straying But ballast switched inn Run so it gets 9 volts. A constant 12 volts will fry primary.
  

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Answer 9

It is all the same, except that the motorcycle engine being smaller means that a smaller battery can be used

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• Anon

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  adam, this is irrelevant.Point is, cars and bikes Both have huge and tiny engines. Cant say your  Austin America's  battery is  "much" bigger than a  22 A/Hr in a big twin. Nor can generalize that All l bikes have tiny 6 volts. 
  

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Answer 10

No. SIZE...……………….

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