We know.
This is why I mentioned earlier on that we plan to keep it in the frunk. The frunk has a mechanical cable pull to open it even if the car has no power. This unfortunately also makes it a poor place to store a laptop or other valuables because anyone can pop the frunk open by pulling a cable.
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Thanks for bring this up. I get what you are trying to solve.
you can read all the reviews you want, as you can imagine, the more a product sells, some units will be defective, some manufacturers' products fail more than others' but some issues are inherent to the product. They are all Li cells, with circuitry and depending on QC of parent company, things can fail at various steps in mfg process. Some will die, some will have defective heat sensors causing to melt etc [ assuming they were installed] and multitude of others.
Personally my experience is good. I have 2 of these as below:
I do have the BoltPower one and it holds 4/5 charge every 6 months when I check it. I personally have to use it only 1x to help a random lady in a parking lot, and it worked flawlessly. [ if you must know, it was a 2.5L motor] I've used it to charge phones etc as well. I charge it [ actually both] every Th'giving for winter. And in spring it's always had 4/5 charge. Length of ownership: 4 yrs. Mine is a older version and it looks like they now include laptop adapters and a soft shell case [ mine came with a hard plastic case ]
I also have the "walmart version" of these [ impulse buy at a fire sale] and used to keep in my beater car. Same 4/5 charge in spring. had it for 3 yrs
In the end, you get one from brand you want And believe in. Do research. Hope it does not fail. Brands that have been around like BoltPower are preferable. Practice opening the trunk once or twice a year as you would in even of 12V failure.
