Car batteries dying faster with Austin's record-breaking heat

AUSTIN (KXAN) -- As the heat keeps turning up, some Austin drivers can't turn on their cars. Mechanics said that's because of the record-breaking temperatures.
The heat has left drivers like Rob Drummond with no choice but to buy a brand new battery.
"Put a bunch of groceries in the back of my car, that's about 130 degrees and went in to start it. And the whole thing just kind of flipped out on me," Drummond said.READ MORE: 3rd hottest day in Austin history brings some stormsDrummond hasn't been