How Long Does it Take to Charge an Electric Car?

Electric vehicles are becoming more common by the day, and the old concerns of range anxiety seem to be fading as many new EVs offer more miles per charge than many people drive in a week. That said, charging speeds are becoming more of a concern, especially as more people consider EVs for longer trips, because nobody wants to sit for an hour to get enough juice to keep going. That leads us to an obvious question: How long does it take to charge an electric car?

The answer, frustrating as it might be, is that it depends. Charging speeds depend on the charger — whether that's an electric car charger at your home or one of the many electric car charging stations — the vehicle, and even the weather. Even so, there are a few basics that can make charging speeds much less of a mystery.

via Autoblog

Excellent Speakers and Pre-Conference Workshops at NAFA I&E

This year’s NAFA I&E will begin with three different pre-conference workshops, as well as some exciting speakers and panels.

Damage Control

ServiceUp’s Kam Thandi makes a compelling case for the company’s approach to the collision repair process. Of the temptation to delay repairs, Kam says, “Letting vehicles remain damaged can have a large ripple effect on your operations and business as a whole.”

Education, Coffee, and Conversation
NAFA I&E is just around the corner: April 22-24 in San Antonio. We’re excited and so is Wheels! Bob Gonke gives us a comprehensive briefing of what this venerable FMC has in store for us in San Antonio.

Members of the FMW editorial team – Dave Bean, Ed Pierce, and Ted Roberts -- will attend NAFA’s Media Day. If you would like to schedule time for an interview or a conversation with our team, please contact us.

Janice Sutton
Editor in Chief

Road Rage: How to Avoid it, and the One Traffic Move That Most Causes it

Road rage can endanger drivers and their passengers, raise their blood pressure and their insurance costs — and, in more than a few cases, kill them. Such are the sobering findings of a detailed survey conducted by the Insurify group, who say that drivers who are cut off by another car are most likely to react angrily on the road.

These “angry” behaviors or reactions may include honking, cursing, blocking the offending driver from changing lanes, or in rare cases, confronting another driver or forcing him or her off the road. And these confrontations may be the least of it, Insurify reports: Road rage shooting deaths more than doubled between 2018 and 2022, accounting for 141 deaths and more than 413 injuries in 2022, the survey says.

via Autoblog