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Old 03-17-2014, 03:07 PM
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Originally Posted by JJIII View Post
How long is it going to be before there is a workable number of independent shops trained in the new technology? Who will pay for the training?

I'm all for cleaning up the planet, I'm just throwing questions out there. The established manufacturers have network that took a long time to build. I would hate to be in Tesla's position.
Indeed. Not all shops will work on hybrids. In fact, not many do due to concerns about electric shock, arcing, etc.

http://www.hybridcars.com/preferred-hybrid-shops/

http://www.autoinc.org/archives/2005/june2005/mech.htm
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