THE CURRENT SITUATION
HOW MANY EVS ARE REALLY ON CANADIAN ROADS? A REGIONAL BREAKDOWN When the alleged electric vehicle takeover is mentioned, many Canadian consumers, and collision industry members alike, are quick to point out the lack of infrastructure across the nation. On any typical day driving through Vancouver, Montreal or Toronto, you’ll surely count a fleet of […]
BEFORE YOU BAKE
NEED-TO-KNOW INFO BEFORE ANY EV ENTERS YOUR BOOTH BY MAX REID Autobody painters could be forgiven for thinking that they are relatively immune from the large-scale technology shifts that their technician counterparts endure. Save for changes to VOC legislation in the late-aughts and advancements in things like paint mixing and colour matching, the field of […]
DON’T WRITE OFF ELECTRIC
EVS ARE DESIGNATED NON-DRIVEABLE AT A LOWER FREQUENCY THAN ICE VEHICLES, SAYS MITCHELL DATA The frequency of electric vehicle collision repair claims grew to 2.64 percent in Canada last quarter, Mitchell stated in its latest Plugged In: EV Collision Insights report. One of the first notes in the report makes the claim that EVs tend […]
FACT OR FAKE?
THE MYTHS AND TRUTHS ABOUT THE ELECTRIC FUTURE As electric vehicles (EVs) continue to gain momentum in the automotive industry, a multitude of misconceptions and myths have emerged, clouding the perception of these innovative machines. To shed light on some truth, we present six trueor- false statements that will help clear up common misunderstandings surrounding […]
BOOSTING BRAMGATE
RYAN HURDMAN IS READY TO LEAD THE CHARGE ON EV REPAIR BY SARAH PERKINS While preparing for the fast-paced adoption of electric vehicles and electric vehicle repair has left some auto shops just beginning to dip their toes in the waves of change, Ryan Hurdman of Bramgate Collision Centre is more than prepared to dive […]
EDUCATING FOR TOMORROW
Alan McClelland, a featured speaker at Collision Repair magazine’s EV Repair Tour and dean of Centennial College’s School of Transportation. CENTENNIAL COLLEGE’S ALAN MCCLELLAND ON ELECTRIFICATIONAND COLLISION REPAIR EDUCATION BY SARAH PERKINS Alan McClelland, Dean for the School of Transportation at Centennial College, may not have a crystal ball to predict the future of the […]
NOW OR NEVER
THE AFTERMARKET CAN CHANGE OVERNIGHT —WE NEED TO PREPARE FOR EVS NOW BY ALLISON ROGERS Policy can change everything—just look to New Zealand’s aftermarket for proof of how electric vehicles can completely alter the aftermarket. A featured speaker at Collision Repair magazine’s EV Repair Tour, supported by Fix Network, Martyn Johns, NAPA/UAP’s national director of […]
HIGH VOLTAGE IN VANCOUVER
THERE IS MONEY TO BE MADE IN EV REPAIR BY ALLISON ROGERS There are a lot of safety precautions required when a collision repair shop sees an electric vehicle. And, on that note, there are bobs and bits of safety tools you’ll be required to keep around your shop, from high-voltage gloves and safety suits […]
CHARGED UP IN CALGARY
CALGARY COLLISION REPAIRERS RAVE ABOUT EV REPAIR TOUR CALGARY PROGRAMMING Following our stop in Saskatoon, the Collision Repair mag crew headed to Alberta for our EV Repair Tour stop in Calgary. The event, supported by Fix Network, brought together industry professionals and enthusiasts to delve into the world of electric vehicle (EV) repair—notably, there were […]
STOP IN SASKATOON
THE PRAIRIES ARE READY FOR EV POWER BY ALLISON ROGERS Each stop on the Collision Repair magazine EV Repair Tour is catered to the market we’re hosting in. We note that electric vehicle adoption is vastly different across Canada; the experiences of a repair shop in Vancouver, B.C., will be starkly different than those in […]
