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    Understanding the role of the resolver sensor

    When approaching electric vehicle (EV) diagnostics, it’s easy to focus all your efforts on the high-volta ...

    When approaching electric vehicle (EV) diagnostics, it’s easy to focus all your efforts on the high-voltage system. However, Pico technician Ben Martins argues that the low-voltage system must also be ...

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    DENSO highlights key electrical components

    With regulators setting ambitious emissions targets, the age of electric vehicles will soon be upon us. H ...

    With regulators setting ambitious emissions targets, the age of electric vehicles will soon be upon us. Here, Denso highlights the components that will become essential in the electric future. Everyon ...

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    Autoelectro tracks hybrid technology evolution

    Nick Hood, UK Sales Manager at Autoelectro, outlines how the design of alternator and starter motors has ...

    Nick Hood, UK Sales Manager at Autoelectro, outlines how the design of alternator and starter motors has kept pace with the evolution of hybrid technology. Stop-start systems and regenerative braking ...

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    HEVRA looks at changes in components

    As automotive technology changes, so do the roles and tasks of once-essential components. HEVRA’s Peter M ...

    As automotive technology changes, so do the roles and tasks of once-essential components. HEVRA’s Peter Melville explains how advancements such as plug-in technology and electrification are causing a ...

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    Autotech Recruit considers benefits of EV training

    Gavin White, CEO of Autotech Recruit, lays out exactly why EV training should now be considered an essent ...

    Gavin White, CEO of Autotech Recruit, lays out exactly why EV training should now be considered an essential part of any independent garage business. The rapid acceleration of technologies in the auto ...

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    Sealey takes a look at hybrid vehicle maintenance

    PMM sits down with Neil Kidby, Sealey’s Product Category Manager, to bring it back to basics when approac ...

    PMM sits down with Neil Kidby, Sealey’s Product Category Manager, to bring it back to basics when approaching hybrid vehicle maintenance. PMM: So, how old is hybrid technology? Neil Kidby (NK): Most p ...

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    Electric vehicle braking systems adapt

    Regular PMM contributor Steve Carter highlights how the braking systems on electric vehicles have adapted ...

    Regular PMM contributor Steve Carter highlights how the braking systems on electric vehicles have adapted as the technology has progressed. In my previous article in the October edition, I looked at h ...

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    Hevra deconstructs EV battery technology

    Following on from the article in February, this month, HEVRA’s Pete Melville deconstructs current EV batt ...

    Following on from the article in February, this month, HEVRA’s Pete Melville deconstructs current EV battery technology into its constituent parts. A battery consists of two electrodes – these are con ...

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    Autodata investigates battery technology

    The influx of new hybrid and electric vehicles has sparked increased efforts to develop battery technolog ...

    The influx of new hybrid and electric vehicles has sparked increased efforts to develop battery technology. So, does this spell the end of the 12V? PMM, in conjunction with Autodata, investigates the ...

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    Mahle explores electric powertrains

    Electric powertrains have been a major catalyst for change in the automotive industry, and this has been ...

    Electric powertrains have been a major catalyst for change in the automotive industry, and this has been felt all the way down at component level. Traditionally, the A/C compressor has had the role of ...

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    How coronavirus will affect the EV market

    We hear from Charley Grimston, Co-founder of Altelium and CEO of CNC Asset, who explains why the electric ...

    We hear from Charley Grimston, Co-founder of Altelium and CEO of CNC Asset, who explains why the electric car market will be energised following the coronavirus pandemic. We’re all searching for good ...

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    Electric Avenue

    The constant emergence of new battery technologies can be hard to keep up with. To help, HEVRA’s Pete Mel ...

    The constant emergence of new battery technologies can be hard to keep up with. To help, HEVRA’s Pete Melville runs through the differences between hybrid and electric batteries and their effects on r ...

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    Neither too hot, nor too cold

    This month, PMM contributor Steve Carter is back to explain how the battery thermal management system may ...

    This month, PMM contributor Steve Carter is back to explain how the battery thermal management system may hold the key to unlocking the potential of electric vehicle batteries, and therefore why techn ...

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    Electric avenue

    HEVRA’s Pete Melville explains how component-level repair on EVs may open up a new revenue opportunity fo ...

    HEVRA’s Pete Melville explains how component-level repair on EVs may open up a new revenue opportunity for garages. Here, he takes a look at a problematic Peugeot Ion. When I started on the road to ma ...

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    Upping the voltage

    There is more to hybrid technology than simply having two forms of propulsion. With this in mind, Autodat ...

    There is more to hybrid technology than simply having two forms of propulsion. With this in mind, Autodata tracks the progression of the 48V mild hybrid system, as well as the factors affecting how th ...

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