Professional Motor Mechanic

Hybrid technology – diagnosing high voltage systems

|Date: February 26, 2014

Hybrid technology – diagnosing high voltage systems

Advances in the motor industry mean that many people find it hard to keep up with the technology. The gen ...

Advances in the motor industry mean that many people find it hard to keep up with the technology. The general consensus seems to be that these “advances” just mean that the vehicle manufacturers want ...

February 26, 2014
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Micro-hybrid batteries: Meet the challenges

|Date: January 20, 2014

Micro-hybrid batteries: Meet the challenges

Designed to spearhead Yuasa’s ambitious growth plans in the UK and Europe, the 2013 European Car and Ligh ...

Designed to spearhead Yuasa’s ambitious growth plans in the UK and Europe, the 2013 European Car and Light Van range features five battery types – YBX1000, YBX3000, YBX5000, YBX7000 Start Stop (EFB en ...

January 20, 2014
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A guide to understanding and offering a safe hybrid service

|Date: January 17, 2014

A guide to understanding and offering a safe hybrid service

Regulatory demands for better fuel economy and reduced emissions will continue to drive the increase in h ...

Regulatory demands for better fuel economy and reduced emissions will continue to drive the increase in hybrid vehicles on the road in the future. In fact, by 2020, it is projected that volumes will n ...

January 17, 2014
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Stop Start battery technology – Questions & Answers

|Date: November 18, 2013

Stop Start battery technology – Questions & Answers

In the not-so-distant past, and despite the major manufacturers naturally investing in improving the perf ...

In the not-so-distant past, and despite the major manufacturers naturally investing in improving the performance of their products, most batteries were all generally of lead-acid type, designed to cat ...

November 18, 2013
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Training review – hybrid understanding and techniques

|Date: April 02, 2013

Training review – hybrid understanding and techniques

The RMI’s Independent Garage Association (IGA) has made some serious strides in its offering for independ ...

The RMI’s Independent Garage Association (IGA) has made some serious strides in its offering for independent garage members over recent times. One major element of this is the introduction of free tra ...

April 02, 2013
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Start/Stop systems – challenges for the workshop

|Date: November 12, 2012

Start/Stop systems – challenges for the workshop

Recently at eXponentia training we conducted a survey on the technical systems of the future –interesting ...

Recently at eXponentia training we conducted a survey on the technical systems of the future –interestingly most garages felt they had insufficient knowledge to repair these systems adequately. ...

November 12, 2012
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Hybrid technologies – battery types

|Date: June 26, 2012

Hybrid technologies – battery types

Hybrid vehicles are defined as those with the ability to use two forms of power, which in most cases in t ...

Hybrid vehicles are defined as those with the ability to use two forms of power, which in most cases in the automotive sector means an electric motor and an internal combustion engine. Therefore, desp ...

June 26, 2012
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Hybrid technology of the future – rotating electrics

|Date: June 26, 2012

Hybrid technology of the future – rotating electrics

As a leading OE manufacturer of rotating electrics, Remy Automotive is heavily involved in the developmen ...

As a leading OE manufacturer of rotating electrics, Remy Automotive is heavily involved in the development of hybrid technology specifically within the SUV and luxury car markets. We have over 100 yea ...

June 26, 2012
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Hybrid servicing – special tools

|Date: June 26, 2012

Hybrid servicing – special tools

At the end of 2011, Facom launched a new range of tools dedicated to the safe maintenance and repair of h ...

At the end of 2011, Facom launched a new range of tools dedicated to the safe maintenance and repair of hybrid and electric vehicles. All the tools in the EVT range have been designed specifically by ...

June 26, 2012
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Braking system repair issues – Toyota Prius (2004-09)

|Date: June 26, 2012

Braking system repair issues – Toyota Prius (2004-09)

Blue Print has been delivering technical courses on Hybrid vehicles for two years; the emphasis of the co ...

Blue Print has been delivering technical courses on Hybrid vehicles for two years; the emphasis of the course being on service and repair, as well as the inevitable safety issues. As always, to diagno ...

June 26, 2012
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