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VARTA - Batteries Made In Germany (europe.pub)

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[–] tetris11@feddit.uk 13 points 18 hours ago* (last edited 18 hours ago)

Their website is really light on details about mAh[0], but Duracell are even worse[1]. I've found a comparison website, but no idea where its getting its sources[2].

Looks like VARTA is around 2400mAh and will last around 5-7 years, whereas Duracell is around 2700mAh and will last around 7-10 years. But let's be realistic here, no battery in the world lasts more 2 years without needing to be switched out. Definitely not worth staying with Duracell.

0: https://www.varta-ag.com/en/consumer/product-categories/batteries/alkaline/longlife-max-power-aa
1: https://www.duracell.co.uk/product/duracell-optimum-aa/
2: https://www.batteryskills.com/aa-battery-comparison-chart/

[–] kameecoding@lemmy.world 3 points 13 hours ago

Not European, but Eneloop batteries are rechargable, last a long time and are more eco friendly than throwaway batteries.

If you have Alza in your country they also have their own brand, though those might be chinese made batteries

[–] JustEnoughDucks@feddit.nl 2 points 12 hours ago

Renata is also the king of lithium button cells in consumer form factors. A swiss company.

VARTA does the best high-cap OEM batteries for in-ear wearables.

Both VARTA and Renata have quite a range of options for IEC 61233 for medical safety applications. My company uses them for single-cells where we can because they are very consistent.

For AA and AAA rechargables though I always go with panasonic eneloop or ikea rebrands (IKEA allegedly uses eneloops for their branded rechargables) and they have worked extremely well in our laserliner where non-rechargable cells that came with it died fairly quickly.

[–] Zer0_F0x@lemmy.world 24 points 21 hours ago* (last edited 21 hours ago)

I saw a Project Farm video where they tested various AA batteries, alkaline and lithium.

One of the tests was how long each battery could run a fan with a constant energy draw and Varta Longlife got the worst score by far.

Those had a made in Indonesia label though, I don't know if they have different plants in Germany with better specs under the same name.

[–] hakase@lemm.ee 9 points 19 hours ago* (last edited 19 hours ago)

Why is babushka a Super Saiyan?

[–] dynamoMaus@feddit.org 14 points 23 hours ago

They even have lithium-ion batteries in AA!

[–] m2Lm@lemmy.world 1 points 18 hours ago

I'm using AGM Varta battery for my car for 4 years. For now it is working fine.