An electric vehicle that’s been in a collision should sit for a minimum of 30 minutes before anyone on your team works on or near it. And that’s under the best-case scenario. If there’s visible damage to the battery enclosure, signs of a thermal event, or any...
Safe Handling for EVs that Don’t Shut Down Properly
An EV that hasn’t shut down properly should be treated as fully energized until it’s verified otherwise, no matter what it looks like from the outside. That’s not a worst-case-scenario mindset. It’s just the right starting point, because every standard safety protocol...
How Long Should an EV Sit After a Collision Before Work Starts?
An electric vehicle that’s been in a collision should sit for a minimum of 30 minutes before anyone on your team works on or near it. And that’s under the best-case scenario. If there’s visible damage to the battery enclosure, signs of a thermal event, or any...
What is LMR Battery Tech All About?
If you’ve been tracking developments in EV battery technology, the acronym LMR has been appearing with increasing frequency over the past year. Researchers have studied lithium manganese-rich chemistry since the 1990s, but it spent decades as a promising concept that...
Diagnosing Range Complaints That Aren’t Battery Degradation
Range anxiety used to be a consumer problem. Now it's becoming a service department problem. As more electric vehicles roll past their warranty periods and into service bays, technicians and service advisors are dealing with a growing number of range complaints from...