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What is a hybrid or EV battery made of? More importantly, what are the risks involved in working on or around those parts? These are crucial questions that shops will need to ask as more and more hybrid and electric vehicles come in for repairs and maintenance. ADAPT has an excellent primer on the subject with ASE master technician Bob McGinn, who is a safety author for the Coordinating Committee for Automotive Repair. McGinn goes over some of the essential information, like what modern batteries are made from and what processes techs will need to be aware of when working around them. These are concepts like stranded energy, thermal runaway and liquid fire. To read the article and learn more, head to adaptautomotive. com/repairEVs.
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Check out the growing list of multimedia on the ADAPT site. They include a useful podcast episode with the founders of Termageddon about why businesses need website privacy policies and how they are updated over time. This is essential information for shops to have a strong online presence. Plus, take a look at an interactive, informative talk from the 2019 Ratchet+Wrench Management Conference featuring shop owner Greg Buckley. He talks to a packed room about technology trends and how to best introduce these ideas and practices to your shop.
ADAPT TREND REPORT Head to the ADAPT website to sign up for the ADAPT Trend Report newsletter to have the latest news, strategies and transportation trends sent to your inbox every week. Visit adaptautomotive.com/newsletter
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Registration and hotel accommodations are now open for The ADAPT: Automotive Technology Summit. Head to adaptautmotive.com/Summit to learn more about the event, who can attend and the schedule of the two-and-a-half day event.
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