Into the future? Servicing Electric Vehicles

Worldwide, countries have announced upcoming bans on the sale of internal combustion engine vehicles. The United Kingdom, Sweden, India, Israel and Germany have announced the ban by 2030. Japan and Denmark by 2035, and Canada, France, Spain, Sri Lanka and Taiwan from 2040.

Whilst Australia itself does not have set date, being a comparatively small market we will be quickly forced to follow others.

In response to these targets, many manufacturers are phasing out their combustion engine models. For example Volvo’s target is for 50% of global sales to be fully electric by 2025. Most manufacturers have flagged 2025 as the year they will release their last non-EV models.

This will lead to a substantial cross-over period where service centres will need to service a wide range of propulsion types. In preparing for this future our team have been undertaking a training program specifically on hybrid, plug-in hybrid and electric vehicles.

Certainly a learning curve with a dramatic change in the design philosophy, technology and equipment ‘under the skin’ in these vehicles!

Exciting times!!