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[–] CompactFlax@discuss.tchncs.de 5 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago) (3 children)
  1. Require auto technicians to own thousands of dollars of their own tools.
  2. Pay auto technicians piecework.
  3. Senior techs take on “gravy” work that pays better per hour, leading to very long hours for the junior techs to make ends meet.
  4. Society and government guide everyone with three brain cells into university degree programs for decades on end.
  5. “There aren’t any automotive technicians”!

Plus, it’s very obvious that there’s a massive push towards ending fossil fuel use in the personal transportation space, and electric cars simply don’t have the same maintenance requirements. It’s like stating your intent to become a professional typist in 1988 when computers were clearly going to massively impact the line of work.

[–] GrizzlyBur@lemmy.ca 2 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago) (1 children)

These are very good points I hadn't considered that deeply before. I wonder if auto technicians as we know them currently will go the way of the candlemakers? Antiquated by electrification.

I'm not familiar with the maintenance requirements of electric cars. I have heard that they are generally lean on the maintenance and have less wear and tear due to being inherently simpler machines in comparison to combustion engines.

[–] CompactFlax@discuss.tchncs.de 2 points 1 week ago

From my recollection, a Chevy bolt drivetrain has less than 5 moving parts and say 10 bearings. The complexity is in the electronic control systems. I hope to see more electronics repair shops doing board repairs because they’re really expensive as a unit.

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