Hybrid & Electric Vehicles: Then and Now
With instructions and some common sense, these vehicles can be repaired just as safely as any others in your shop.
USA Today Reports on Higher Cost, Longer Wait Time of Repairing Collision-Damaged Electric Vehicles
USA Today recently reported on the experience of getting a collision-damaged Chevrolet Volt repaired – and found that it cost $2,181 more and would have taken a week to a week-and-a-half longer than the repair of a Chevrolet Malibu. After an initial estimate of $10,500, a revised estimate came to $11,588. The final total was
Repairing Hybrid Electric Vehicles
Question answered by: Mike West Recently, the Sierra Club — the environmental organization that acts as the world’s conscience when it comes to issues like protecting the spotted owl, old growth forests and, of course, global warming — weighed in with a press release titled, “The Next Big Thing From Detroit.” No, it wasn’t about
ASE Free Webinar on Electric/Hybrid Vehicles
ASE is hosting a free webinar for service technicians on Friday, Aug. 20 at 4 p.m. EST titled, “NAPA – Hybrid and Electric Vehicle EV Update.”
J.D. Power, SurveyMonkey: Automakers Not Convincing Consumers on to Electric or Self-Driving Vehicles
As auto manufacturers invest billions to bring self-driving vehicles to market and increase choice in battery-electric vehicles, many consumers still lack confidence in the technologies.
Electric, Hybrid Cars Dominate List of Fastest-Selling Used Vehicles
Consumers are snapping up used electric and plug-in hybrid vehicles faster than most gasoline-powered vehicles, according to a new study by iSeeCars.com.
Volvo: Starting in 2019, All Vehicles Will Have an Electric Motor
“We are determined to be the first premium car maker to move our entire portfolio of vehicles into electrification,” Volvo President and CEO Håkan Samuelsson said.
Report: Self-Driving Electric Cars Will Comprise 25 Percent of Vehicles Miles by 2030
By 2030, around 25 percent of all miles driven in the United States could be in shared autonomous electric vehicles, which will offer consumers in large cities the lowest-cost, most convenient form of transportation, according to new research by the Boston Consulting Group.
Electric Car Sales to Surpass a Half Million Vehicles During National Drive Electric Week
This rapid growth has come since the first modern plug-in cars (the Nissan LEAF and Chevrolet Volt) went on sale in 2010.
USPS Unveils First Postal EV Charging Stations, Vehicles
The USPS, alongside White House officials, recently unveiled its first set of EV charging stations at its South Atlanta Sorting and Delivery Center.
