You'd think, but the transmitter is stock DuraTrax and came with the buggy, the transmitter batteries are 4 week old Energizer Lithium Ultimate... I'm at a loss, I have a second TrakPower that's fully charged and also new, I'm going to run the batteries side by side tomorrow and see what happens. However the intermittent loss of connectivity is worrisome as the buggy can shoot off as I mentioned, I'd be really upset if it hit a person.