You should read that thread and see what other Brits are saying bad about themselves. They are the ones complaining about what has happened to the electronics industry in England.
The US electronics industry isn't consumer grade crap. It is Military, Aerospace, Instrumentation and Medical Equipment.
I don't make that claim, but anytime someone outside the US disagrees, they toss out that straw man.
Tell me, what have you designed? Have you ever worked in a metrology lab repairing and calibrating test equipment? Have you built space qualified electronics and seen them used from space?
It was dropped long ago in the US, because it has no meaning for a car battery.
It won't detect a failing internal connection.
Skill? They were automated battery testers. Even a fast food drone could use one.
I've had two vehicles that had a battery explode while someone was driving them.
Duh! How could it, if it isn't connected? ;-)
In what universe does MOST mean 'only fitted to imports'?
They have to meet the current standards in the US before the vehicle can be offer for sale.
The original lumen limit was set when highways were two lane, with no space in between the lanes of opposing traffic. It was good engineering, for its time. Now, most highways have more than two lanes, and a 50' or wider strip between the two sets of roads so other types of lighting can be used.
A smaller alternator? I prefer the largest I can get. I have been in situations were a vehicle required frequent starts, and a smaller alternator just couldn't keep up with the demand. Smaller wire? I make battery cables from #1 AWG welding cable, instead of the standard #6 AWG. The reduced voltage drop in the starter circuit makes the engine start faster, reduces wear on the start motor and increases battery life. A 25% drop across the battery cables during starting wastes a lot of energy as heat. On a high compression V8 engine that was already at operating temperature I have seen a 6 volt drop, and the stock cables get to warm to touch. That was in my 1966 Pontiac GTO. After I put the custom battery cables on, the loss was about .75 volts. It would start just as fast when it was hot as when it was cold. That engine had over
220 pounds compression right after the engine was rebuilt, and before the new rings had seated.What else are you going to make more efficient? Take out the radio and get rid of the vehicle's ECU?
Use crap if you want to, but don't tell me what to do.
I've spent time where the daytime high stayed below -20F for months at a time, with a record low of -69F.