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Train your team as we enter an era of electric

► One in five buyers of new cars has gone with an electric vehicle, as the eco option continues to lead the charge through a positive start to 2022. These stats from the Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders have also shown that battery electric (BEV), plug-in hybrid (PHEV) and hybrid (HEV) cars accounted for 71.5% of an uplift in registrations, but there’s more needed to be done in the motor industry to safely deal with this new demand.

Motor traders and service centres are facing an increasing number of calls from customers for general repairs and modifications, or advice to educate customers with a lack of EV knowledge compared

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