CAR TALK
What Effect Will EV’s Have in the Future?
I think about this quite often. I don’t think I have a clear mindset on EV’s. I thought I would offer some statistics from the internet. To date (January to end of September) in the USA, 893,000 EV’s have been sold. Tesla still has 50% of those sales. Here’s, my fear about EV’s. Will it ruin the repair industry? How much will it affect the aftermarket independent shops? Will clients assume only the dealer has technology to repair them? What areas are predominantly selling them? How will gasoline stations be affected? Is there
Ken Quasney Owner, Auto Sense
Here’s, my fear about EV’s. Will it ruin the repair industry? How much will it affect the aftermarket independent shops
enough infrastructure to support EV’s in my area? I have a million questions on the subject. What I do know is, I don’t see a lot of them in my shop. Why? Is it because of the chip shortage and we’re just not seeing them yet? We typically don’t see cars for three years (on average) after someone buys a new car or unless the free oil changes at the dealer expire. Of course, this depends on the area you service.
What I do know. EV’s sales for this year to date are 893,000. I will at some point see more of these vehicles in my shop and sales do not appear to be slowing down. Am I ready? No, I’m not, it’s that simple. The shift and technology in this industry is hard to keep up with. At what point do we start aggressively start training and buying equipment for the changes? I have limited resources and have limited funds to train our staff and buy equipment. What do I do? This is the question I ponder over. We are primarily still working on gas engine vehicles. If I send my staff to EV training. How much will they retain until we start seeing enough EV’s to make a difference? My conclusion is that we need to start now. Slowly but consistently. Training must be my primary focus. Of course, equipment to follow. Training my staff will be first because
I need to know what equipment to buy. I don’t want to be caught off guard for sure and I don’t want to depend on a tool salesman for my options to buy equipment. I’ve been there.
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NOZZLE & WRENCH I DECEMBER 2023
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