Original battery capacity vs poor current capacity

i have a problem with my battery,
thanks to coconutbattery.
the problem is my poor autonomy (1h30) .
The current capacity is :
2594 mAh
The original capacity is;
5500 mAh
Voilà the cause !
My battery were changed by Apple.
Loadcycles : 148
This autonomy problem exist since the battery change
it is possible to fixe this autonomy problem for a full capacity ?

Reset the PMU (power management unit) and re-calibrate the Battery

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