Here we see the A23 battery setup testing the clocks from a 2008 Chrysler Sebring and a 2009 Ford Taurus. Murilee Martin The clocks in the Chrysler 300Ms have a failure rate of about 75%, so ...

Cut open an A23 battery (cost: 94) and you’ll find eight 1.5-volt button batteries, each of whose RRP is around $4.99. [KipKay via Spluch] Daily Newsletter.

Commingled collection is one key to recycling the myriad small batteries American consumers use today. A second is to get municipalities and legislators involved in boosting programs to recover the ...