Automotive Repair News Today

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This is automotive repair news today.

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I'm Braxton Critcher. Last week we shared that Florida and other states received funding two years ago for EV charging stations, but have not.

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Committed that money to any projects yet.

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Why?

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Well, hard to say exactly, but it's.

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Probably just governmental red tape. Here's Ryan McKinnon from Charge Ahead Partnership with more.

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So it really is a mystery why a state like Florida would sit on the sidelines and not use this money. Because the money is really intended, kind of, to be seed money for businesses. It's not just to, it's not to build government owned charging stations that are going to just pop up on the side of the road, but instead it's for folks like a bucky's or a wawa or Tesla or anyone else who wants to provide EV charging to apply for a grant to help offset the cost of the charger. Because for a lot of businesses, that upfront cost of buying and installing a charger is the most prohibitive part of offering EV charging.

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You can listen to the full conversation.

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About EV's EV charging and the future.

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Of EV taxation with Ryan coming up.

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This weekend on this podcast platform, or watch it on YouTube.

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Jordan Rios and Xavier Pell, recent graduates.

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Of Marshall County Technical School in Guntersville.

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Alabama, have opened up a new shop together, reports the Sand Mountain reporter. Jordan and Xavier have been friends since high school and have both been working on cars together since they were 15 years old.

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And along with that, they've had a.

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Dream of opening a repair shop together.

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But now it's no longer a dream, it's reality.

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But that's not the only close connection.

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Xavier and Jordan will both have.

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They'll also soon be brothers in law rao both auto repair in Rehoboth Beach, Delaware, has become an employee run business, reports the Cape Cosette. Opened in 1991 by Richard and Stephanie Marsh. The shop has eight service bays and a team of 16, including eight technicians. About six months ago, the ownership left and the team partnered with team shares, a company that helped small businesses transition to employee ownership. Now fully employee owned, Reoboth Auto repair.

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Is thriving, and they're optimistic about the future.

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New regulation in the European Union is requiring all new cars launched this year to have intelligent speed assist. Unregistered cars on lots will need refitting before sale.

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These new systems allow cars to slow.

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Down if the vehicle exceeds a certain.

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Speed limit, depending on the road they're traveling on.

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Great Britain won't be affected, but Northern Ireland will be. The departure for transport continues to explore.

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How new tech can improve safety, reliability.

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And emissions across all transport models.

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A tire explosion at a repair shop in Florida killed a technician just two weeks ago. Rick Hansen, an employee at a firestone in Cape Coral, Florida, was killed while performing a routine tire inflation. Employees at the shop state that their compressors will not inflate tires to the point of combustion, so suspicions have been raised about this. More to come on this story. A new ados survey was just released by S and P. Global Mobility. 8000 consumers across eight countries were surveyed, highlighting evolving consumer expectations in the era of automatic driving. Over half of the respondents are familiar with ados features, particularly park assist, collision warning, and lane assistance.

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The survey shows high interest in advanced driving features, with blind spot detection being a favorite for the fourth consecutive year, while driver facial monitoring remains the least.

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