TIME TO GET PREPARED!
As Toyota moves forward with the production of Electric Vehicles (EVs), Hydrogen Fuel Cell Vehicles (FCVs), and Hybrid Vehicles (HVs), the question is: Is your collision repair facility prepared for the challenges that these vehicles present?
LIGHTER, MORE SOPHISTICATED VEHICLES
To make vehicles more efficient, Toyota is making vehicles lighter and more sophisticated:
- Reduced weight means the vehicle requires less power to get moving.
- More sophistication means implementing technology that makes the powertrain more efficient.
What does that mean for your collision repair facility?
It means that estimating, diagnosing, and repairing an EV, FCV or HV damaged in a collision presents new challenges that shops have never seen, including:
- Disarming the high voltage systems
- Additional refinishing time
Toyota’s Technical Information System (TIS) techinfo.toyota.com provides you with assets that will help you get up-to-speed on these high-tech vehicles. When a Toyota EV, FCV or HV comes into your shop for collision repairs, Toyota has a bulletin that outlines how to protect yourself during repairs and provides precautions that need to be taken prior to the inspection and service of the high-voltage circuit.
BEST PRACTICES
When an EV, FCV or HV has been in a collision, there’s a chance that the battery and its contents have been compromised. The major dangers of damaged batteries and wiring are electrocution and combustion. As a precaution, all high-voltage batteries should be treated as though they are unstable.
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