February 2026

Roadside breakdowns aren’t just frustrating. They mean downtime, delayed schedules and disruption to your drivers, all of which can impact your bottom line and reputation. While many fleet operators traditionally relied on third-party recovery services, a growing number now handle first-line roadside support themselves. If you’re one of them, or are developing such a system, […]

If you run a busy garage, service centre or workshop, there are only two things on your mind, speed and accuracy. You need fast answers and solutions that minimise repeat faults. Using the wrong battery charger can slow your workflow down. The right one can speed everything up. Midtronics makes a wide range of excellent

As a service centre for passenger vehicles and vans, you’ll be familiar with battery problems. You know the importance of staying on top of these with a well-thought-out in-house battery management system (BMS). And as such, you likely have a number of testers and chargers, brought in over time, deployed at various stages of your

Electric vehicles are becoming increasingly popular on our roads. You’ve no doubt noticed. That means demand for EV servicing is gradually increasing, and electric cars are increasingly likely to be involved in road traffic incidents or encountered by police officers. And while EVs certainly help reduce road pollution, we’re still, as a society, ironing out

A 24-volt battery system offers fantastic benefits. It halves current for a given power level, reducing resistive losses and improving cranking performance in high-load vehicles. But one of the main operational challenges in these setups is battery imbalance. These issues tend to develop over months or even years, and the driver and technicians might not

You know those mornings when there’s too much to do and you’re in a rush? Well, maybe that’s every morning. Between an emergency puncture repair and getting all your vehicles ready for the day, you might be tempted to fast charge that car battery to save some time. But when you go back to it,

Let us paint you a picture. It might be familiar to you. It’s 6am and still dark. You can see your breath in the air as you rub your hands together to try to stay warm. All around you, the vans are starting up to begin their long days of deliveries. All, that is, except

The 24-volt battery systems in your trucks, lorries, buses, coaches and other utility vehicles naturally feel harder to stay on top of than those in standard 12-volt vehicles. With a 24-volt system, the vehicle can run normally until one morning, it won’t start. In many cases, the cause is an imbalance between the two 12-volt