Toolbox Topics: Misconceptions about battery service tools | An interview with Associated Equipment

June 13, 2025

In this video, PTEN Editor Emily Markham chats with Kim Cottle, president and CEO of Associated Equipment, about how battery service tools have adapted to accommodate electric and hybrid vehicles, the biggest misconceptions around battery service tools, and some of Associated's latest tools.

About the Author

Emily Markham | Editor | PTEN and Professional Distributor

Emily Markham is the editor of Professional Tool & Equipment News (PTEN) and Professional Distributor magazines. She has been writing about the automotive aftermarket since 2019, after graduating from UW-La Crosse with a bachelor's degree in English. During her first three years with Endeavor Business Media's Vehicle Repair Group, Markham also wrote for Fleet Maintenance magazine.