Sun may be setting on small Singapore motor workshops as more EVs take hold
Electric vehicle-related training is not a problem, say workshops, if workers can be found
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AS SINGAPORE’S automotive landscape moves towards electric vehicles (EVs), which require less maintenance, smaller workshops may face less demand.
But their ability to supply services is also being threatened – due not to a lack of technology or EV-related training, but a lack of technicians.
Michael Keh, a representative of the Singapore Motor Workshop Association (SMWA), told The Business Times that in the longer term, smaller workshops “might slowly die out”.
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