Clarios Battery Manager – Powering Heritage and the Future

When it comes to preserving automotive history, Clarios Connected Services is leading the charge. As the global leader in advanced energy storage, we’ve developed the Clarios Battery Manager solution, a state-of-the-art monitoring ecosystem that includes monitoring capabilities to help teams identify low-charge conditions before they lead to unexpected dead batteries.

It's this same commitment to reliability and innovation that's earned us the trust of legendary institutions. Clarios is the only partner the world-renowned Petersen Automotive Museum trusts to safeguard their impressive collection. With the Clarios Battery Manager solution, the Petersen team can rest easy, knowing their vehicles are ready for display and movement when needed. By uniting cutting-edge digital intelligence with automotive heritage, we’re redefining what it means to keep history alive and moving.

A Digital Pulse for Automotive Legends

Maintaining an iconic fleet at scale comes with a hidden challenge: the silent, constant drain of time. In a space where million-dollar classics and high-tech prototypes sit side-by-side, Clarios stepped in as the definitive partner to ensure these legends are always ready to roll. By deploying a charge-monitoring capability from Clarios Battery Manager across an initial fleet of 50 vehicles at the Petersen Automotive Museum, we’re proving that even the most historic cars thrive with a digital pulse.

Managing the Invisible

“The problem we’re trying to solve here is basically maintaining batteries. I don’t want them to go dead,” explains the Petersen’s Lead Technician, Mike Torrento, cutting straight to the heart of a complex issue.

For maintenance teams, the primary enemy is abnormal battery discharge. Modern vehicles – and even classic restorations with updated electronics – are never truly “off.” Security systems, telemetry, and active modules constantly draw power. These silent draws are nearly impossible to catch during manual checks, leading to unexpected dead batteries. Managing this across dozens of vehicles traditionally requires a reactive, labor-intensive routine that takes focus away from the primary mission: preservation.

The Solution: A Proactive Digital Guard

This charge-monitoring feature, part of the broader Clarios Battery Manager solution, replaces guesswork with an intelligent platform built for proactive insights.

• The sensor: A gateway sensor sits directly at the battery, continuously measuring two critical variables: voltage and current.
• The portal: This real-time data feeds into a digital dashboard, creating a virtual control center that allows technicians to monitor the health of the entire fleet at a glance.

“Success means fewer surprises and better readiness,” notes Austin Bellile, Technical Applications Engineer at Clarios. By analyzing data daily, the Clarios Battery Manager charge monitoring capability flags vehicles experiencing abnormal declines long before a battery goes dead. If the battery drops below a critical threshold, it triggers an immediate alert so the team can step in and take action.

Tech and Tradition: The Future of Preservation

The collaboration between Clarios and the Petersen is built on shared forward-thinking, smart problem-solving, and a passion for powering performance.

By eliminating the need for tedious manual checks on healthy vehicles, the Petersen team can focus on what matters most: keeping automotive history alive and moving. And Clarios is proud to power this story, ensuring that when the garage doors open and the world is watching, these iconic engines always have the power to roar.