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EVs are far from standardized. For mechanics, that's an issue.

by Kai Ryssdal and Sarah Leeson
Mar 23, 2023
When your EV is no longer under warranty, who fixes it?
EVs are getting more and more commonplace on the road, so they'll also be more and more common at your local garage.
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Automotive supply chain issues haven't driven this mechanic mom out of business

by Anais Amin
Jan 17, 2022
When Erin Gomes opened her repair shop in March 2020, it was deemed an essential business. That helped keep it up and running.
Erin Gomes, owner of Bavarium Autoworks in Mountain View, California, at the shop with her youngest son, Johnny. The mother of three said running the business while taking care of her kids is no easy feat.
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She quit her six figure job to help other women better understand their cars

by Kai Ryssdal and Bridget Bodnar
Sep 19, 2017
Patrice Banks was a failure analyst and a self-described "auto airhead" when she become a mechanic, then opened an auto repair center aimed at women.
At Patrice Banks' auto repair shop, you can get your oil changed and your nails done.
Courtesy of Patrice Banks/Girls Auto Clinic Repair Center
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Think about this for a second...

by Kai Ryssdal
Oct 1, 2008
The CEO of the New York Stock Exchange said today he thinks the SEC's going to extend some kind of short selling protection to all publicy trade...
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