{"id":20,"date":"2025-06-02T07:29:43","date_gmt":"2025-06-02T07:29:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/carbattery.co.nz\/blog\/?page_id=20"},"modified":"2025-06-02T11:12:19","modified_gmt":"2025-06-02T11:12:19","slug":"blog","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.carbattery.co.nz\/blog\/","title":{"rendered":"Blog"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h1 class=\"wp-block-heading has-ast-global-color-0-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-1\" style=\"margin-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--70);margin-right:0;margin-bottom:0;font-size:32px\">Blogs<\/h1>\n\n\n        <style>\n            .custom-blog-grid {\n                display: grid;\n                grid-template-columns: repeat(3, 1fr);\n                gap: 24px;\n                margin: 2rem 0;\n            }\n\n\t\t\t@media screen and (max-width:768px){\n\t\t\t\t.custom-blog-grid{\n\t\t\t\t\t grid-template-columns: repeat(2, 1fr);\n                gap: 20px;\n\n\t\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t}\n\n\n@media screen and (max-width:600px){\n\t\t\t\t.custom-blog-grid{\n\t\t\t\t\t grid-template-columns: repeat(1, 1fr);\n                gap: 20px;\n\n\t\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t}\n\n\t\t\t.blog-card:hover img{\n\t\t\t\ttransform:scale(1.1);\n\t\t\t}\n\n\t\t\t.blog-card .image-wrapper{\n\t\t\t\t                height: 220px;\noverflow:hidden;\n\n\t\t\t}\n            .blog-card {\n                border: 1px solid #eee;\n                border-radius: 8px;\n                overflow: hidden;\n    background-color: var(--ast-global-color-8);\n                display: flex;\ncolor:white !important;\nposition:relative;\n                flex-direction: column;\n                transition: box-shadow 0.3s ease;\n            }\n            .blog-card:hover {\n                box-shadow: 0 4px 12px rgba(0,0,0,0.1);\n            }\n            .blog-card img {\n                width: 100%;\ntransition:all 0.5s ease;\n                object-fit: cover;\n            }\n            .blog-card-content {\n                padding: 16px;\n                flex: 1;\n                display: flex;\n                flex-direction: column;\n            }\n            .blog-card-title {\n                font-size: 1.2rem;\n                font-weight: 600;\n                margin-bottom: 8px;\n            }\n            .blog-card-meta {\n                font-size: 0.85rem;\n                margin-bottom: 8px;\ncolor:white;\n            }\n            .blog-card-excerpt {\n                flex: 1;\n                font-size: 0.95rem;\n                line-height: 1.5;\n                max-height: 3.1em;\n                overflow: hidden;\n            }\n            .blog-card-button {\n                margin-top: 16px;\n                align-self: flex-start;\n                background: var(--ast-global-color-0);\n                color: white;\n                padding: 8px 14px;\n                text-decoration: none !important;\n                border-radius: 4px;\n                font-size: 14px;\n\n            }\n\n.blog-card-meta span {\n    position: absolute;\n    background-color: white;\n    padding: 5px 10px;\n    border-radius: 2px;\n    display: flex;\n    color: var(--ast-global-color-0);\n    align-items: center;\n    gap: 6px;\ntop:46%;\n    font-weight: 600;\n}\n\n\t\t\t.blog-card-meta .date{\n    left: 10px;\n}\n\n\n.blog-card-meta .category{\n    right: 10px;\n}\n            .blog-card-button:hover {\n                background: var(--ast-global-color-1);\n                color:white !important;\n            }\n        <\/style>\n\n        <div class=\"custom-blog-grid\">\n                    <div class=\"blog-card\">\n                \t\t\t\t<div class=\"image-wrapper\">\n                    <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.carbattery.co.nz\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/11\/ford-ranger-battery-replacement-1-768x432.png\" alt=\"Ford Ranger Battery Replacement: What Ranger Owners Need to Know\">\n               <\/div>\n                                <div class=\"blog-card-content\">\n                    <div class=\"blog-card-title\">Ford Ranger Battery Replacement: What Ranger Owners Need to Know<\/div>\n                    <div class=\"blog-card-meta\">\n                       <span class=\"date\"><i class=\"fa-solid fa-calendar-days\"><\/i>November 10, 2026<\/span>\n<span class=\"category\"><i class=\"fa-solid fa-note-sticky\"><\/i>Cars<\/span>                    <\/div>\n                    <div class=\"blog-card-excerpt\">\n                        Which battery your Ford Ranger needs, the signs it's failing, why the battery monitoring system must be reset, and mobile&hellip; 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