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    Braking Systems

    HEVRA’s Pete Melville continues his series of articles focusing on hybrid and electric vehicles, as he tu ...

    HEVRA’s Pete Melville continues his series of articles focusing on hybrid and electric vehicles, as he turns his attention to braking systems. ...

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    Rising to the Challenge

    PMM speaks to braking specialist Ferodo to discuss the technological challenges posed by hybrid and elect ...

    PMM speaks to braking specialist Ferodo to discuss the technological challenges posed by hybrid and electric vehicles. ...

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    Components of a Hybrid or Electric Car

    HEVRA’s Pete Melville returns for part two of his hybrid and electric vehicle series. In this month’s art ...

    HEVRA’s Pete Melville returns for part two of his hybrid and electric vehicle series. In this month’s article, Pete takes a closer look at the components that make up a hybrid or electric car. ...

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    Braking Resistors

    Steve Hughes, Managing Director of specialist electrical components manufacturer REO UK, explains the dif ...

    Steve Hughes, Managing Director of specialist electrical components manufacturer REO UK, explains the difference between air and water cooling braking resistors. ...

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    Hybrid Engines: What About Lubrication?

    Bob Wood, Technical Engineer at Total Lubricants, considers the impact that electrification will have on ...

    Bob Wood, Technical Engineer at Total Lubricants, considers the impact that electrification will have on the lubrication market. ...

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    EV/PHEV Qualifications

    Steve Carter explains how the new IMI EV/PHEV qualifications came about, and what the new standards will ...

    Steve Carter explains how the new IMI EV/PHEV qualifications came about, and what the new standards will mean for technicians who are looking to ensure they are up to speed. ...

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    Automotive Technology of the Future

    New car sales fell for the first time in six years in 2017, ‘diesel’ is now a hot topic of controversy, a ...

    New car sales fell for the first time in six years in 2017, ‘diesel’ is now a hot topic of controversy, and there is an EU target to reduce NOX emissions by 50% by 2020 – 180g/km to 95g/km. What does ...

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    Hybrid Thermal Management

    Behr Hella looks at the new solutions technicians need to adopt in order to service and repair A/C and th ...

    Behr Hella looks at the new solutions technicians need to adopt in order to service and repair A/C and thermal management systems on hybrid vehicles. ...

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    Future Proof Your Workshop

    GEMCO gives an insight into the impact that hybrid and electric vehicles will have on the equipment requi ...

    GEMCO gives an insight into the impact that hybrid and electric vehicles will have on the equipment required in the garage. ...

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    Hybrid Battery Cooling System

    Steve Smith, from Pico Technology, provides some useful advice for carrying out diagnostics on a Toyota A ...

    Steve Smith, from Pico Technology, provides some useful advice for carrying out diagnostics on a Toyota Auris hybrid. ...

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    Equalisation Charge for a Hybrid

    In this case study, Steve Carter describes a problem he encountered on a Prius. ...

    In this case study, Steve Carter describes a problem he encountered on a Prius. ...

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    Blue Print – Hybrid Shutdown Process

    This video shows the shutdown process that needs to be carried out when working on, or in the close proxi ...

    This video shows the shutdown process that needs to be carried out when working on, or in the close proximity of, any part of the high voltage system on the Toyota Prius, Toyota Auris and Lexus CT200h ...

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    Hybrid vehicle servicing: Part 2

    In the second instalment of this hybrid vehicle servicing mini-series, Sealey Tools explains how to stay ...

    In the second instalment of this hybrid vehicle servicing mini-series, Sealey Tools explains how to stay clear of shocks when carrying out repairs on hybrid and electric vehicles. Click here to read p ...

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    Hybrid vehicle servicing: Part 1

    In the first of a two-part series, Sealey Tools looks at hybrid vehicle servicing and how it works. Durin ...

    In the first of a two-part series, Sealey Tools looks at hybrid vehicle servicing and how it works. During recent years the strive for greater fuel economy and lower emissions has seen a rapid increas ...

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    HEVs are here to stay

    Blue Print, ‘The Complete Solution for Asian & American Vehicles’, wrote an article on hybrid vehicles ba ...

    Blue Print, ‘The Complete Solution for Asian & American Vehicles’, wrote an article on hybrid vehicles back in 2012 which quoted the report ‘Automotive 2020: Clarity Beyond the Chaos’, which was condu ...

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