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    The importance of EV battery repairs

    Life in an EV Garage with Matt Cleevely, owner of Cleevely EV, a family-run workshop at the forefront of ...

    Life in an EV Garage with Matt Cleevely, owner of Cleevely EV, a family-run workshop at the forefront of electric vehicle service and repair. There’s a growing problem in the automotive aftermarket th ...

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    Workshops urged to not fear EVs

    Matt Cleevely, founder of Cleevely EV, has delivered two sessions on the opening day of Automechanika Bir ...

    Matt Cleevely, founder of Cleevely EV, has delivered two sessions on the opening day of Automechanika Birmingham 2025, urging independent garages to take practical, proactive steps into the EV market. ...

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    How to go about finding EV parts

    One challenge stood out above all others when I first started working on EVs: parts availability. Back in ...

    One challenge stood out above all others when I first started working on EVs: parts availability. Back in 2018, sourcing the parts needed to service and repair EVs was insanely difficult. It was a pro ...

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    Is EV growth forcing garages to evolve?

    Electrification demands a significant shift in how independent garages operate, and it’s not just about t ...

    Electrification demands a significant shift in how independent garages operate, and it’s not just about the technical side of things. How we connect with and support EV customers is just as crucial. F ...

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    How is EV growth reshaping workshops?

    At The Blend 2024, I had the pleasure of delivering part two of my "To EV or Not to EV" presentation, fol ...

    At The Blend 2024, I had the pleasure of delivering part two of my "To EV or Not to EV" presentation, following up on last year’s session. Through a simple yet powerful exercise, I asked attendees to ...

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    High mileage EV health check

    To the uninformed, the notion of a high-mileage EV often conjures images of diminished performance, batte ...

    To the uninformed, the notion of a high-mileage EV often conjures images of diminished performance, battery failure and expensive repairs. However, a recent health check I did on a Tesla Model S which ...

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    The PMM Awards 2024

    The PMM Awards are back, celebrating the standout articles that defined 2024! Read on to discover who too ...

    The PMM Awards are back, celebrating the standout articles that defined 2024! Read on to discover who took home the top honours! Every month, the PMM team works tirelessly to produce a magazine that i ...

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    The importance of EV training

    There are now more than 58,800 people qualified to work on electric vehicles in the UK, that’s 24 per cen ...

    There are now more than 58,800 people qualified to work on electric vehicles in the UK, that’s 24 per cent of technicians. While the IMI still predicts a shortfall of 3,000 technicians by 2031 and 16, ...

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    Matt Cleevely reviews the Pico MT03A tester

    PMM ’s columnist and EV supremo Matt Cleevely has spent the past couple of months getting to grips with P ...

    PMM ’s columnist and EV supremo Matt Cleevely has spent the past couple of months getting to grips with Pico’s latest EV tool – the MT03A Milliohm tester. As regular readers will know, I write a colum ...

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    How will the 2030 petrol car ban impact garages?

    The 2030 ban on sales of new petrol and diesel cars is back. The Labour government has pledged to restore ...

    The 2030 ban on sales of new petrol and diesel cars is back. The Labour government has pledged to restore the original 2030 ban on ICE vehicles. At the time of writing, it’s raised more questions than ...

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    How to find EV customers

    In this instalment of Life in an EV garage, Matt Cleevely discusses customers and how to find them – espe ...

    In this instalment of Life in an EV garage, Matt Cleevely discusses customers and how to find them – especially ones with EVs! When we first opened Cleevely EV, we didn't have any customers with EVs. ...

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    Preparing for the rise in EV work

    In his third instalment, Matt Cleevely argues garages need to stop burying their heads in the sand when i ...

    In his third instalment, Matt Cleevely argues garages need to stop burying their heads in the sand when it comes to EVs in the UK. There are more than one million pure battery electric cars and vans o ...

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    EV servicing and repairs

    In this instalment of Life In An EV Garage Matt Cleevely addresses EV servicing and repairs and how its n ...

    In this instalment of Life In An EV Garage Matt Cleevely addresses EV servicing and repairs and how its not as daunting as it seems. Data from the SMMT paints a clear picture of the EV revolution: BEV ...

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    The opportunity presented by EVs

    Our new regular columnist Matt Cleevely kicks off his EV feature on how he got into EVs in the first plac ...

    Our new regular columnist Matt Cleevely kicks off his EV feature on how he got into EVs in the first place. With 27 years of experience under my belt, I’ve seen the automotive industry evolve from poi ...

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