As vehicle technologies advance, garages will face more changes
h battery. The chassis belongs to a 260kph Taycan, Porsche’s first fully electric vehicle . Cables, bright orange in warning, snake across it to a pair of motors and other electronic gubbins. As many a mechanic, professional and amateur, knows, fiddling with the 12system of a typical internal-combustion engine can give you a nasty electrical jolt. But this battery delivers 800. Though it is fitted with safety systems, that is enough for a knockout punch that could kill you.
The knife Mr Brügger talks of is special. It has a blunt vibrating blade, like those used by doctors to remove plaster casts without damaging the patient. After some 160 bolts have been removed it can be slid under the edge of the battery’s cover to cut away the glue used to seal it tight. This reveals 33 modules containing the lithium-ion cells that constitute mostAssault and battery. It typically represents about 30% of the value of the car when new.
The specialist equipment required, including high-voltage tools, computer diagnostics and safety gear, is expensive. Reportedly, Cadillac, part of General Motors, has told its American dealerships they will need to spend an average of $200,000 on tools and training if they want to stay with the marque as it becomes all-electric. Industry reports say some have thrown in the towel, but others see a chance to expand.
Many garages, especially small operators who look after older cars, may be reluctant to invest such sums.s. Having fewer moving parts to wear out,
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