MAHLE and Midtronics, Inc. signed a memorandum of understanding agreeing to jointly develop service equipment for battery electric vehicles.
“In the age of electromobility, battery service gets a whole new meaning for independent workshops," explained Georges Mourad, director global service solutions for MAHLE. "With our partnership with Midtronics we are therefore opening up a new chapter for a one-stop battery service,”
With MAHLE's expertise in refrigerant service, ADAS calibration, BatteryPRO solutions, and vehicle diagnostics and Midtronics' technology in both low and high voltage battery monitoring, inspection, diagnostics, and service, together the companies can offer workshops with safe, easy-to-use, and effective services for EV batteries.
“Because of the speed of change in battery and electric vehicle technology, no company in the automotive service world is ready. This collaboration brings two leaders together to make it faster and easier for the aftermarket to transition to electric vehicle service,” said Will Sampson, President of Midtronics.
As the world transitions to e-mobility, the cost and complexity of EV batteries and systems have presented the automotive aftermarket with one of the greatest challenges in the history of automotive service.
The traction battery itself can make up over 25 percent of the overall vehicle cost and varies greatly from vehicle to vehicle. At the same time, the share of passenger cars with electric drive systems (BEV and hybrid vehicles) will grow to 95 percent in Europe, 90 percent in China, and 75 percent in North America by 2035.
Therefore, battery service could represent half of the overall service performed in service/repair shops.
