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submitted 3 months ago by [email protected] to c/austin

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My latest adventure in car repair went more smoothly than expected so I'm ok right now, but Autonation Chevrolet seems to be the only dealership near me that services battery/charging related issues in Bolts. The last time I had a problem they had my car for weeks. Is there a good local shop for EVs anywhere in ATX? Austin EV Only is near me and I contacted them but they seem to focus on hybrids. Or at least not Bolts.

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[–] [email protected] 6 points 3 months ago

Don’t have an answer, but your post came through on Lemmy.

[–] reddig33 3 points 2 months ago

Autonation only has one trained EV mechanic it seems (which is ridiculous). And that person tends to go on vacation every time I need my car serviced.

I recommend contacting the Chevy EV concierge next time and asking for rental reimbursement while your car is in the shop.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 2 months ago (1 children)

The proprietary software and specialized components going into EVs are making it so only dealers can repair them, so I'm not surprised. Have you checked out all the Chevy dealerships in and around Austin? If you had a bad experience at Autonation, might try a different one

[–] [email protected] 1 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago)

@protist
That makes sense.

I tried to get an appointment at another and was told they couldn't do the battery work.

Autonation does a good job it just takes them longer than it would if there were more mechanics available.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 3 months ago

I can also see this on lemmy