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    EV kilowatt hours explained

    The term kilowatt hour (kWh or kW-h) is often used in connection with electric vehicle batteries, but als ...

    The term kilowatt hour (kWh or kW-h) is often used in connection with electric vehicle batteries, but also to household electricity supply. Before I explain in detail what this means, we need to clear ...

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    EV Equipotential Bonding – Part 2

    In the previous article Tom Denton described equipotential bonding (EPB) as the process of connecting all ...

    In the previous article Tom Denton described equipotential bonding (EPB) as the process of connecting all metalwork and conductive parts, of various components, so that the voltage is the same through ...

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    EV Equipotential Bonding - Part 1

    Equipotential bonding (EPB) is the process of electrically connecting metalwork and conductive parts, so ...

    Equipotential bonding (EPB) is the process of electrically connecting metalwork and conductive parts, so that the voltage is the same throughout these various parts (an equal potential). EPB is used t ...

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    Exploring workshop trends

    Community-driven garage management system Garage Hive has enhanced data website Garage Industry Trends. T ...

    Community-driven garage management system Garage Hive has enhanced data website Garage Industry Trends. Trends 2.0, released at The Blend last October, now adds revenue analysis by car age and fuel ty ...

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    Will servicing and repair work reduce with EVs?

    Yes! But it’s not all bad news if we are qualified and ready for it. As with work on any type of vehicle, ...

    Yes! But it’s not all bad news if we are qualified and ready for it. As with work on any type of vehicle, training, skill and access to information is essential. With hybrid and electric vehicles, it ...

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    How does an EV work?

    In this instalment of the EV series Tom Denton discusses how EVs actually function. After focusing on the ...

    In this instalment of the EV series Tom Denton discusses how EVs actually function. After focusing on the motor in the last article, I thought I would outline how EVs actually work in general. In any ...

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    What tools will you need for EV work?

    There are a few essential items of equipment and some special tools that are needed, but to equip your wo ...

    There are a few essential items of equipment and some special tools that are needed, but to equip your workshop for EV work is probably much less expensive than you think. Let’s start with personal pr ...

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    Hella Gutmann unveils flexible diagnostic solution

    Hella Gutmann’s mega macs X offers a diagnostics solution for garages operating across multiple brands. T ...

    Hella Gutmann’s mega macs X offers a diagnostics solution for garages operating across multiple brands. The company’s head of sales, Julian Goulding, explains how you can benefit. The mega macs X is a ...

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    Will the market be ready for EVs in 2035?

    Duckhams Oils delves into the ICE-ban delay, questioning whether the market will be ready for electric ve ...

    Duckhams Oils delves into the ICE-ban delay, questioning whether the market will be ready for electric vehicles in 2035, or even if it needs to be. The UK Government’s decision to delay the ban on the ...

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    What's on offer at Mechanex-PMM Live?

    As Mechanex-PMM Live heads back up to the north for the first time in years, PMM takes a look at what the ...

    As Mechanex-PMM Live heads back up to the north for the first time in years, PMM takes a look at what the show has to offer to garages in and around Yorkshire. Harrogate might traditionally be known f ...

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    What's the future of EVs?

    From tech companies increasingly dominating vehicle manufacture to the spread of Tesla charging technolog ...

    From tech companies increasingly dominating vehicle manufacture to the spread of Tesla charging technology, PMM brings you the highlights from a recent report on the future of EVs by IDTechEx. The rep ...

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    Mechanex Harrogate 2024 preview

    After a successful show down south at Sandown Park in Surrey last November, we are delighted to be packin ...

    After a successful show down south at Sandown Park in Surrey last November, we are delighted to be packing up and heading up North to the Yorkshire Event Centre in Harrogate on the 16th and 17th of Ma ...

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    Unpacking Key Points from the IAAF Conference

    PMM’s editor Kieran Nee brings you the most important updates from the recent IAAF conference. When I spo ...

    PMM’s editor Kieran Nee brings you the most important updates from the recent IAAF conference. When I spoke to GiPA’s Quentin Le Hetet for the PMM Podcast earlier this year, he mentioned, with a certa ...

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    Leveraging Online Diagnostics Configurators

    Delphi shares the details of the launch of its new online diagnostics configurator. To help workshops exp ...

    Delphi shares the details of the launch of its new online diagnostics configurator. To help workshops expand their service offering and repair quality, Delphi recently introduced a new online diagnost ...

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    Apprentice tools and tips

    Draper Tools is here with some top tool recommendations and some advice from experienced mechanics on wha ...

    Draper Tools is here with some top tool recommendations and some advice from experienced mechanics on what they wish they knew as apprentices. Anyone going into the industry should know that they’re d ...

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