Top 5 VSP.com articles of the week: MACS, executive orders, and lithium batteries

There are only three weeks left before February 2025 is already over, and it's been one heck of a first week. Here are the most viewed articles on VehicleServicePros.com for the week of February 3-7, 2025.

5. 2025 MACS Training Event & Trade Show

It was a big week for members of the mobile AC and vehicle thermal management industries. Take a look at some of the photos from this year's MACS Training Event and Trade Show, which took place in Orlando, Florida. 

4. Wrench Tales #13: "What Goes in Must Come Out" w/Oscar Gomez

In the first episode of Wrench Tales in 2025, Motor Age's Brandon Steckler speaks with President of Master Automotive Training Oscar Gomez about exhaust gas analysis and clever approaches to diagnostic issues.

3. Trump pauses Canada and Mexico tariffs for a month

Trump and the leaders of Canada and Mexico managed to work out deals for their respective countries that will see the U.S. delaying its tariffs on Canada and Mexico and stalling Canadian tariffs on American goods for 30 days.

2. Trump signs executive order to end EV “mandates”

While the issue of tariffs on the neighboring countries is fairly new, the concept of electric vehicle mandates has been a key focus of the automotive industry for years now. In a major reversal from the previous administration, Trump is tamping down on EV mandates.

1. LiFePO4/LFP lithium batteries: What you need to know

Of course, the automotive world is constantly changing in ways outside of updates to government regulations. While LiFePO4 batteries are still relatively new in the grand scheme of things, technicians should be prepared to deal with new batteries and battery chemistries in the vehicles they service. Clore Automotive's Jim O'Hara efficiently breaks down the important facts you should know to be best equipped to deal with these batteries.