Just for trivia's sake, I suppose....

Varta is owned by Johnson Controls.

I went to the Varta site and found this out there. Also, it looks like there are no Varta retailers in the U.S.

Makes me wonder where the battery that blew up on me came from...?
The dealer, maybe?

Also, my battery was whitish in color, whereas the batteries on the Varta site are not.

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