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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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    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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    UFI provides OE heat exchangers

    UFI Filters has confirmed it is providing OE heat exchangers for Renault-Nissan-Mitsubishi Alliance’s ele ...

    UFI Filters has confirmed it is providing OE heat exchangers for Renault-Nissan-Mitsubishi Alliance’s electric motors. UFI has been chosen to supply the heat exchanger for the new ePT-160 front electr ...

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    Castrol develops range of EV fluids

    Premium lubricant specialist Castrol is working closely with car makers and motorsport teams to develop i ...

    Premium lubricant specialist Castrol is working closely with car makers and motorsport teams to develop its latest range of EV fluids. With some predicting that 80 per cent of passenger cars on our ro ...

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    How to change fluid in Volkswagen DSG

    In this latest article, technical experts from OESAA members, Delphi Technologies and Laser Tools, have t ...

    In this latest article, technical experts from OESAA members, Delphi Technologies and Laser Tools, have teamed up to offer a guide to technicians changing the fluid in a Volkswagen DSG triple-clutch g ...

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    How to run an EV-ready workshop

    Laser Tools guides the PMM audience through some of the essential gear for running an EV-ready workshop. ...

    Laser Tools guides the PMM audience through some of the essential gear for running an EV-ready workshop. Hybrid and BEV (battery electric vehicles) commonly operate with voltages typically from 300 V ...

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    PMM sits down with Maverick Diagnostics

    PMM editor Kieran Nee travelled to Wrexham to visit Andy Brooke, Managing Director of Maverick Diagnostic ...

    PMM editor Kieran Nee travelled to Wrexham to visit Andy Brooke, Managing Director of Maverick Diagnostics and now director of the Automotive Training Academy – a newly opened academy dedicated to ele ...

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    How do EV motors work?

    Last month, Tom Denton looked at the EV as a whole. In this article he concentrates on how the motor (als ...

    Last month, Tom Denton looked at the EV as a whole. In this article he concentrates on how the motor (also a generator) works. EV drive motors operate using three-phase electricity. An inverter is use ...

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    Lithium Ion and Lithium Iron differences

    Traction Charger outlines the key differences between the similarly named Lithium Ion and Lithium Iron ba ...

    Traction Charger outlines the key differences between the similarly named Lithium Ion and Lithium Iron batteries. Despite having similar names these are actually two different types of battery, used f ...

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    GDI: Gasoline Direct Injection

    Bosch explains what it offers when it comes to petrol-powered hybrid vehicles. In the first three quarter ...

    Bosch explains what it offers when it comes to petrol-powered hybrid vehicles. In the first three quarters of 2021, according to ACEA, the share of hybrid electric passenger cars (HEV and mHEV) regist ...

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    The different aspects of EVs

    Welcome to the first in a series of articles in which Tom Denton examines different aspects of EVs each m ...

    Welcome to the first in a series of articles in which Tom Denton examines different aspects of EVs each month. We will cover technology, tools, issues, systems and much more. I do know, some of you lo ...

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    The power of green: part one

    Maverick Diagnostics’ Managing Director Andy Brooke is a self-confessed petrol head. If he can learn to l ...

    Maverick Diagnostics’ Managing Director Andy Brooke is a self-confessed petrol head. If he can learn to live with, and even love, EVs, you can too! I clearly remember the day I started to hate EVs. I ...

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    Safety advice for electric vehicles

    Automotive tools specialist Sealey advises the PMM audience on how to stay safe whilst working on electri ...

    Automotive tools specialist Sealey advises the PMM audience on how to stay safe whilst working on electric vehicles. With pure-electric cars making up 12.5 per cent of all new-car registrations in the ...

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