Every fleet manager knows the dreaded sound of a non-start on a cold December morning. You sigh, and rightly so. Because that one battery failure can kickstart a chain of expensive events. That’s bad for business. Not only do you have to pay to diagnose the problem and potentially return the vehicle to your depot,
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The EV revolution is upon us. Just 15 years ago, the Nissan Leaf and the early Tesla models were the only real mainstream electric vehicles. Now, they’re everywhere. If you’re a fleet operation that relies on EVs as company cars, we know how much ‘range anxiety’ factors into your decisions. Thankfully, fast charging is now
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We are thrilled to announce the launch of our brand new website for ROBIS. The new website has been designed from the ground up to show prospective customers how ROBIS can transform battery maintenance and turn reactive repairs into proactive maintenance. Explore the ROBIS Site What’s New with ROBIS? To match our bold, forward-thinking branding
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Industry leading 12V, 24V and EV charger manufacturer CTEK, has announced the launch of two brand new product families that will be joining their range of products. The announcements include all new emergency booster packs, two new pro-consumer battery chargers and an updated version of the well-known CS ONE. All of the products feature CTEK’s
Every year, the largest brands in the automotive aftermarket industry head down to Sandown Racecourse in Surrey to show off their products and offerings to industry professionals. This year was no different. From Tuesday 11th November – Wednesday 12th November, a few members of the Rotronics team headed down to Surrey to meet visitors and
As a fleet manager, which are your technicians’ least favourite times? The January days when the workshop simply never warms up? Or the August days when it never cools down? Neither are pleasant to work in. But the temperature is affecting far more than your team. Both hot and cold temperatures impact a 12-volt battery’s
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You pull a van into the workshop, and the battery reads flat. It hasn’t moved for months, and nobody has started it in weeks. You have two options. The first is to buy a new battery, swap it out and get the vehicle back on the road. The second option is to try and reactivate
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With smartphones and laptops, everyone’s always telling us, “Don’t overcharge them”. But is it the same for an EV? What about all those people who claim that overcharging an EV is impossible? It’s a confusing time to be an EV owner, so as a workshop specialising in EVs, you’ll want to know exactly what to
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It’s one thing to have a fleet vehicle that doesn’t start on a cold morning. That knocks things back a bit in your workflow, but it’s manageable. The real issue arises when a car, van or lorry fails to start mid-route. Especially if it’s all alone, parked on a pavement somewhere in the countryside. Then,
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Fast charging is convenient. If your fleet truck or van needs a quick turnaround or to get started on the side of the road, a rapid top-up gets it moving again. Wonderful. But are there hidden costs? These days, the topic of fast charging is quite widely discussed. And people often talk about it with a
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