Smart chargers: clever care for your car's battery

Racing Green Car Storage is the first purpose-designed, carbon-balanced car storage facility in the UK. The team at Racing Green also takes things a step further, with a solar-powered facility, a sophisticated dehumidifier system which maintains a relative humidity level of 55%, and they even make a climate contribution, essentially offsetting the carbon emissions of every vehicle placed in Racing Green’s care. It means each car’s annual carbon footprint is calculated, and then the equivalent of the CO₂ emitted is compensated, mitigating the environmental impact.

With the latest generation security, CCTV and fire systems, they offer complete peace of mind for owners of high-tech supercars, asset-level collector cars and rare classic cars. But there’s another sort of peace of mind on offer – caring for each car’s battery during long-term storage.

With a wealth of high performance cars running everything from cameras to alarm systems, onboard telematics to stealthy tracking devices, keyless entry systems and sensors that can detect a parking-bump and switch on the parking cameras, there is a requirement for high-quality smart chargers.  

For that, Racing Green Car Storage turns to CTEK, fitting all stored vehicles with a CTEK MXS 5.0, which is a versatile and proven smart charger with cutting edge technology already used by over 40 of the world’s most prestigious vehicle manufacturers. It's straightforward to use, shows clearly the charge level, offers a range of functions such as reconditioning or setting for an AGM battery or motorcycle and can be clipped or wired to the battery.

Racing Green recently introduced the new CTEK CS ONE to a selection of high profile vehicles and was left impressed. The CS ONE is a clever bit of kit that uses Adaptive Charging Technology to automatically detect battery type and condition, adjusting the charging programme for maximum efficiency and longevity. In fact, it’s so clever you don’t even have to worry about matching clamps to positive and negative terminals – just attach the polarity-free clamps and the CS ONE does the rest. It automatically detects the type of battery, delivers a customised charging program, and even tells you how long until the battery is charged and ready to go. It can also be controlled and monitored using a CTEK app. This makes it the smartest smart charger on the market.

James Mills, co-founder of Racing Green Car Storage said: “As vehicles integrate more electronic systems – automatic braking, adaptive cruise control, heated seats, and entertainment systems – the demand on batteries has never been higher. It’s no longer just about cranking the engine; it’s about managing a whole network of complex electronics. By using a smart charger, you can extend a battery’s operating life by around three times the UK average.

“As a business, we provide a premium, all-inclusive service and only partner with the leading suppliers in their field. Our research and subsequent user experience has shown that CTEK produces sector-leading smart chargers that provide the functions we need for long-term vehicle storage and offer complete reliability.”