Beyond the Battery: Why This EV Lost Its Home Charging Ability
Our highest-mileage electric vehicle came through the shop a few weeks ago with a charging issue. The car charges without any problem at public fast-charging stations,…
Posts by Steve Oborne
The Hidden Cost of Shortcuts
When a previous shop improvised instead of informing the customer, a routine clutch replacement became a costly lesson in standards and accountability. You’ve surely seen the…
Think Before You Replace a Part
“Steve, my Volt won’t run on electric anymore. Must be the high-voltage battery.” It’s a complaint we hear often, but usually that’s not the real problem.…
Road Safety Shouldn’t Rest Solely on Our Shoulders
Mandatory inspections would benefit everyone. Every vehicle owner should be required to have a full mechanical inspection of their road vehicle every 6 or 12 months,…
Understanding lifting points for vehicle lift use
In this article, I cover a basic subject that is taught to us in the first weeks of automotive mechanic training. Although this step is crucial…
A 2019 Niro EV Slow to Charge
For this article, I wanted to cover a repair performed a few months ago on a 2019 Niro EV, showing over 400,000 km on the odometer.…
Automotive Diagnostics Combines Instinct and High Technology
To wrap up 2024, I wanted to showcase two vehicles we had the pleasure of maintaining and repairing, and offer some thoughts on 2025 and beyond.…
Diagnosing and Repairing a Tesla Model 3
“A camera doesn’t work on my car. A camera doesn’t work on my Tesla Model 3 and as a result, some systems don’t work, and I…
Putting an Electric 2014 Ford Focus Back on the Road
P0A0A High Voltage System Interlock Circuit A. This is the code that completed our year 2023 and was repaired when we returned in 2024. Is there…
Independent Workshops Must Go Electric
I find it extremely difficult to understand why some garages are so blind to the arrival of electric vehicles on the market. I can still hear…
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