Where are the EV technicians?

Hey, EVs need maintenance and repairs too. But working on an EV shouldn't be done by just anyone – it takes a very particular set of skills (perhaps even skills acquired over a very long career). These vehicles aren't your grandfather's, working via internal combustion engines, and it takes a skilled technician to know how to safely maintain these relatively new components.

This poses a problem. Today's job market is already facing a general worker shortage. A layer below that lies the technician shortage that's lasted for decades. Drill down a little deeper and you encounter the EV technician shortage. These EV technicians today are quite rare, and typically expect to be paid a premium for their services.

So, where does this leave us? Is there an answer to finding more EV shop help? To find out, I invited Nadine Battah, multimedia senior editor for Tomorrow's Technician, onto the show to talk topics like:

• Are instructors pushing EVs onto technicians?
• Are today’s students interested in working on EVs?
• Why would a tech want to be trained to work on EVs?
• Where should a tech seek out training for EVs if they’re interested?
• What are some of the barriers to entry for being a technician qualified to work on EVs?
• Should consumers be prepared to pay more for EV maintenance?
• And more!