Adapting garages, dealerships and official maintenance networks to the latest trends is crucial for several reasons: first of all, it allows the business to be modernized, ensuring the Brand reputation. Secondly, embracing innovative trends allow to accomplish new and growing market demands, thereby improving customer satisfaction.

In today's article we discuss the importance of the workshop equipment for electric vehicles.

Workshop equipment and electric vehicles: a strong synergy

Why should garages, dealerships and official maintenance networks pay close attention to market trends and innovations? Like any market, the Automotive industry have to take into account the trends influencing the sector.

Reducing mobility emissions, achieving lower levels of pollution, and limiting the effects on the climate are just some of the virtuous goals of any Companies that wish to embrace a significant cultural change. Automotive is “moving” ever closer to hybrid and electric.

The latest directives with respect to diesel and petrol vehicles

In the first months of 2023, EU ministers approved the regulation requiring the stop to endothermic engines for new vehicles and vans from 2035. Following the adoption of the regulation on carbon dioxide emission standards for new cars and vans, the Commission will present an implementing regulation for the type-approval of these vehicles.

The consumer attention will also grow towards new categories of vehicles, fueling a virtuous circle of sustainability, with the same Automotive Brands oriented towards an ever greater intensification of the production of electric cars.

The automotive market has been witnessing the growth of demand for hybrid and electric vehicles for several years, highlighting the need for workshops, dealerships and maintenance networks to adapt their spaces with ad hoc set-ups.

The reasons for choosing workshop equipment also for electric vehicles

Dedicated workshop furniture for electric vehicles is necessary: electric vehicles with specific characteristics require special workstations to facilitate the work of technicians, simplifying and speeding up daily operations. Compared to a conventional vehicle, an electric vehicle requires an ad hoc furniture solution that takes into account the special requirements for repair and maintenance.

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Workshops must be able to carry out specific checks and repairs for electric vehicles, such as inspecting and maintaining the charging system, checking and replacing batteries, and diagnosing any problems with on-board electronics.

Moreover, electric vehicles require regular charging of batteries. Offering charging stations in workshops can be an advantage for customers who, for example, want to charge their vehicle while waiting for their car to be repaired. To improve the customer satisfaction, offering an additional service that can differentiate the workshop is a branding strategy. Increasing its service capacity for electric vehicles can attract new customers and enable the workshop to diversify in a rapidly growing market.

Demand for and purchase of electric cars are constantly increasing globally. More and more people are choosing electric vehicles, so Automotive specialized services must be ready, providing specialized assistance, with a sustainability vision.

Electric cars produce less emissions than internal combustion cars; offering maintenance and charging services for electric cars can sensitive to a transportation system in line with the most ambitious global CO2 containment targets.

Partial renovation for electric vehicle workshop furniture

To rely on skilled partners to plan a partial renovation is an added value: in this way you can take the best decision for your business, balancing resources, costs and profits. How does setting up a partial renovation of the workshop? The study of the project is carried out with the customer: all details are deeply analyzed to allow our Experts to make the 3D render. After that, under the customer approval, the setting-up of the working area will be completed.

Partial renovation ensures a minimal impact on profitability, since the workshop can remain fully operational.

Workshop equipment and electric vehicles is a strong synergy in the Automotive industry. In order to take advantages from the best opportunities offered by the new trends, it is essential to rely on a skilled partner with expertise in high quality, Made in Italy Automotive set-up

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