How to recharge the dead battery in a car?

Game Talk The Bunker
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so how do i recharge the battery in a vehicle when the battery is already dead?

at least i’m pretty sure that’s the reason for the “the flatbed’s engine fails to start” message.

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  1. Check the car first. Perhaps you’re out of fuel, or the engine’s dead.
  2. I think batteries can take shock damage, check 'em too.
  3. Solar panels.
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  1. i filled it up with fuel, and the engine is in the green
  2. ??? you mean i need to shock them somehow?
  3. haven’t found any solar panels yet, and there really should be another way of recharging the battery.
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Fairly sure you can charge them with regular batteries as well; unless that’s changed in a previous update.

Just highlight the frame with the battery and hit f while having batteries in your inventory.

Alternatively, take a vehicle battery with charge and install it onto your vehicle. You can remove the old one to make room.

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Easiest way is to pull the battery from another car and install it somewhere.

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ok thanks for the tits guys :smiley:

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Be sure to note that you cant take storage batterys from “solar generators” (cars that only charge batteries for you) and put them in a different vehicile in 0.9 (it makes the charge go to 0)

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Just found out that you can feed your dead car battery some normal batteries.

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Yet another reason to be using the experimentals.

Although personally I’d find it easier just to stick at least one solar panel on everything I build.