Shortage Of Techs For EV Chargers

[DavidKFla]

https://gmauthority.com/blog/2023/10/theres-a-shortage-of-certified-technicians-to-fix-ev-chargers/

 

[BULL]

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I saw this firsthand on Thursday when I was in California, the people I was with had a Chevy Volt, they tried to charge at a location that said 3 of 4 chargers were available, only 2 were "open" and one of those was completely dead, and the others one wasn't able to actually charge.

 

[DavidKFla]

I saw this firsthand on Thursday when I was in California, the people I was with had a Chevy Volt, they tried to charge at a location that said 3 of 4 chargers were available, only 2 were "open" and one of those was completely dead, and the others one wasn't able to actually charge.

Same thing with the cars themselves. It's a real problem.

 

[Speedy!]

My coworker has a Hyundai GV60 EV SUV. It needed some simple recall performed, unrelated to the EV systems I believe, and no local dealerships could perform the work because they were not "EV Certified". Hyundai sent a flat bed to pick up his car and tow it 6 hours away to a dealer that was "certified". I think the recall took less than an hour to perform. They then trailered it back to him. Wow and no thanks.

 

[Catless]

Oh great - more taxpayer funded corporate welfare and opportunities to create more bogus "certified" this or that.

 

[DavidKFla]

Oh great - more taxpayer funded corporate welfare and opportunities to create more bogus "certified" this or that.

All illegals.

 

[2ndAmend]

On my way to Land Speed Trials, my wife had to stop at a rest area to get a consistent cell signal to do a zoom call. I walked the dog for the hour it took. When I went by the chargers, there was this couple trying to figure out how to charge their car. 45min later the dog and I walked by and the same couple were parked at a different charger, taking pics, and talking to someone on the phone.

I didn't need to stop for gas, but EV's needed to stop for electrons, and it was a major ordeal, and extremely slow. Anyone using an EV for anything beyond short local trips is a moron. Or maybe a useful idiot.

 

[MJS73]

My coworker has a Hyundai GV60 EV SUV. It needed some simple recall performed, unrelated to the EV systems I believe, and no local dealerships could perform the work because they were not "EV Certified". Hyundai sent a flat bed to pick up his car and tow it 6 hours away to a dealer that was "certified". I think the recall took less than an hour to perform. They then trailered it back to him. Wow and no thanks.

And there went every penny of profit Hyundai made on that SUV.

 

[Weather Man]

On my way to Land Speed Trials, my wife had to stop at a rest area to get a consistent cell signal to do a zoom call. I walked the dog for the hour it took. When I went by the chargers, there was this couple trying to figure out how to charge their car. 45min later the dog and I walked by and the same couple were parked at a different charger, taking pics, and talking to someone on the phone.

I didn't need to stop for gas, but EV's needed to stop for electrons, and it was a major ordeal, and extremely slow. Anyone using an EV for anything beyond short local trips is a moron. Or maybe a useful idiot.

You wonder how many EV's get traded in the day after a long car trip illuminates fully the ownership experience.

 

[MJS73]

You wonder how many EV's get traded in the day after a long car trip illuminates fully the ownership experience.

I read somewhere that 20% of California EV owners went back to gasoline cars.

 

[MikeD1]

Why am I not surprised, these Dodge clowns can't even do simple repairs on my Durango & those have been around (in their current config) for 14 years !!

 

[hellno]

maybe i should gear up fo ev repair

 

[jonx96]

maybe i should gear up fo ev repair

Sounds like you need to hire a computer guy I work for cheap depending on your definition of cheap

 

[hellno]

Sounds like you need to hire a computer guy I work for cheap depending on your definition of cheap

your a tuner @jonx96 if i said it once ill say it again you can never trust a tuner

 

[MikeD1]

maybe i should gear up fo ev repair

Invest in a portable diesel generator & a hitch for the Durango !

 

[2ndAmend]

Notice the article does not provide any info what-so-ever on where to go, who to contact, or how to become a EV technician. Sounds like a great part time job in retirement! How do I get a piece of this Brandon $100M!!!!

Fixing one of these things has to be 100x easier than changing a HC pulley!

 

[DavidKFla]

Notice the article does not provide any info what-so-ever on where to go, who to contact, or how to become a EV technician. Sounds like a great part time job in retirement! How do I get a piece of this Brandon $100M!!!!

Fixing one of these things has to be 100x easier than changing a HC pulley!

What a shocking experience!

 

[AllthingsMopar]

Notice the article does not provide any info what-so-ever on where to go, who to contact, or how to become a EV technician. Sounds like a great part time job in retirement! How do I get a piece of this Brandon $100M!!!!

Fixing one of these things has to be 100x easier than changing a HC pulley!

Maybe the labor is working on this first? Charging stations won't matter if working or not if the power supply to them is problematic.....