{"id":120494,"date":"2023-10-23T16:20:10","date_gmt":"2023-10-23T16:20:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cottontailsonline.com\/?p=120494"},"modified":"2023-10-23T16:20:10","modified_gmt":"2023-10-23T16:20:10","slug":"im-a-mechanic-uk-electric-car-drivers-face-this-problem-that-wont-be-fixed","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cottontailsonline.com\/auto-news\/im-a-mechanic-uk-electric-car-drivers-face-this-problem-that-wont-be-fixed\/","title":{"rendered":"\u2018I\u2019m a mechanic – UK electric car drivers face this problem that won\u2019t be fixed’"},"content":{"rendered":"

GB News guests debate using electric cars in 2022<\/h3>\n

Electric car owners in the UK could find \u201cnobody can fix\u201d damaged vehicles due to a major shortage in skilled experts, according to a leading mechanic.<\/p>\n

Speaking on his YouTube channel, top mechanic Scotty Kilmer warned the push for electric cars in Britain could backfire with many garages not equipped to deal with EV issues.<\/p>\n

He said: \u201cWell I like it that Europe is becoming a guinea pig for electric cars\u2026 You up in England are trying to push electrification.<\/p>\n

\u201cI was just talking to a guy in London and he said there are laws by 2030 they are not going to sell gas or diesel cars to people, so you\u2019ve got to buy electric cars right? (now delayed until 2035).<\/p>\n

\u201cWell nobody can fix them right, there’s already a real lack of mechanics to fix gasoline and diesel cars.<\/p>\n

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\u201cWait until they become electrified, if ever, and see if anybody is going to be able to fix them.\u201d<\/p>\n

Mr Kilmer then added the UK could be short by around 25,000 EV technicians by the end of the decade.<\/p>\n

He added: \u201cOne thing about electric cars of course they are high voltage. They could be 400v, 600v, 800v, they could kill you.<\/p>\n

\u201cTechnicians don\u2019t usually get paid that well. Why would you want to risk your life?<\/p>\n

“At least when you’re working on a gasoline or a diesel car the electrical power is so low, mainly 12v, some 24v, it’s not going to kill you but these other ones can.<\/p>\n

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