GSNL Hybrid and EV Special Edition 2022

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WHY IS HYBRID AND ELECTRIC VEHICLE TRAINING IMPORTANT FOR YOUR GARAGE?

Hybrid and electric vehicles are at the forefront of many car manufacturers’ agendas. ■ Most recently Nissan announced their £1billion investment into a new battery factory which has the potential to produce batteries for 100,000 electric vehicles each year ■ Volvo has committed to making its entire model line-up fully electric by 2030 ■ Ford promised that 100% of their passenger vehicle range in Europe will be zero emissions, all-electric or plug-in hybrid by 2026 and will be completely all-electric by 2030 ■ The car parc will continue to change with new marques from the Far East soon to be on the road, these cars may ‘simply retail’ not be supported by dealer group technicians That is a lot of potential custom for your garage but are your technicians trained to deal with this technology? Did you know?… … 90,000 automotive technicians will be required to provide sufficient workforce to service the volume of zero emissions vehicles predicted to be on UK roads by 2030*. 90,000 techs are needed by 2 30

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* Source Institute of the Motor Industry (IMI).