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When the Motor Vehicle Modernization Act started making headlines, most of the attention went to Right to Repair. That's understandable. Access to service information, OEM software, diagnostic data, and repair procedures remain major issues for independent repair businesses. But buried inside the legislation is another story that may tell us more about where the industry is he …
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Electric and hybrid vehicles show up on more repair orders every year, and they don't play by the same rules as a gas engine. High-voltage battery packs, orange cabling, and sealed modules call for tools built to read them safely. If your shop wants to keep EV work in-house instead of turning it away, the right electric vehicle testing equipment is where that starts. This guid …
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Your scan tool is one of the hardest-working pieces of equipment in the bay. It reads and clears trouble codes, streams live sensor data, runs bidirectional tests, and handles the pre- and post-scans you can bill for on nearly every repair order. A capable automotive scan tool pays for itself fast. A weak one slows your techs down and pushes work you could have kept out the do …
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