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Why Repair Comes Next For The Electric Vehicle Industry
07 Jul 2026 | Abstracted from Forbes
The EV industry is shifting from new sales to long-term maintenance. As the global fleet ages past factory battery warranties, a missing independent repair ecosystem risks causing perfectly good vehicles to be totaled prematurely. True market maturity requires safe, standardized protocols for high-voltage diagnostics, component-level pack restoration, and circular reuse. Repair infrastructure is now just as vital as charging for keeping EVs on the road.
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