Where are the EV technicians?

An episode of the The Amped EV Podcast podcast, hosted by Babcox Media, titled "Where are the EV technicians?" was published on June 20, 2022 and runs 27 minutes.

June 20, 2022 ·27m · The Amped EV Podcast

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Summary

Hey, EVs need maintenance and repairs too. But working on an EV shouldn't be done by just anyone – it takes a very particular set of skills (perhaps even skills acquired over a very long career). These vehicles aren't your grandfather's, working via internal combustion engines, and it takes a skilled technician to know how to safely maintain these relatively new components.This poses a problem. Today's job market is already facing a general worker shortage. A layer below that lies the technician shortage that's lasted for decades. Drill down a little deeper and you encounter the EV technician shortage. These EV technicians today are quite rare, and typically expect to be paid a premium for their services.So, where does this leave us? Is there an answer to finding more EV shop help? To find out, I invited Nadine Battah, multimedia senior editor for Tomorrow's Technician, onto the show to talk topics like:• Are instructors pushing EVs onto technicians?• Are today’s students interested in working on EVs?• Why would a tech want to be trained to work on EVs?• Where should a tech seek out training for EVs if they’re interested?• What are some of the barriers to entry for being a technician qualified to work on EVs?• Should consumers be prepared to pay more for EV maintenance?• And more!

Episode Description

Hey, EVs need maintenance and repairs too. But working on an EV shouldn't be done by just anyone – it takes a very particular set of skills (perhaps even skills acquired over a very long career). These vehicles aren't your grandfather's, working via internal combustion engines, and it takes a skilled technician to know how to safely maintain these relatively new components.

This poses a problem. Today's job market is already facing a general worker shortage. A layer below that lies the technician shortage that's lasted for decades. Drill down a little deeper and you encounter the EV technician shortage. These EV technicians today are quite rare, and typically expect to be paid a premium for their services.

So, where does this leave us? Is there an answer to finding more EV shop help? To find out, I invited Nadine Battah, multimedia senior editor for Tomorrow's Technician, onto the show to talk topics like:

• Are instructors pushing EVs onto technicians?
• Are today’s students interested in working on EVs?
• Why would a tech want to be trained to work on EVs?
• Where should a tech seek out training for EVs if they’re interested?
• What are some of the barriers to entry for being a technician qualified to work on EVs?
• Should consumers be prepared to pay more for EV maintenance?
• And more!