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Do "new" Vehicle Batteries Need to be Charged before useUsually not, especially if purchased from a battery shop, or auto parts store, or Walmart for example.

They receive the batteries shipped in a "dry" condition [i.e., no electrolyte (acid or liquid) in them] and then they add the acid/liquid electrolyte, and the battery is instantly at full charge.

On the other hand, if they [or you after buying] allow a battery to sit for a very long period of time, it's possible it will lose some of its charge.

In any case, it will do no harm to charge a new battery overnight IF done at a trickle charge rate of one Amp, or two Amps maximum.

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