Midtronics

That's a wrap on another great Automechanika.

Thank you to everyone who stopped by the Midtronics booth. We loved showing off our products and talking about where EV and 12V battery service and diagnostics are headed.

Missed us at the show? Reach out and we'll set up a demo. Let's keep the conversation going.

Intermittent starting issues are frustrating to diagnose. Customer arrives with a legitimate no-start from this morning. You test the battery and everything passes. You start it and the engine fires immediately. The gap between their experience and what your shop shows is where diagnosis breaks down. The battery recharged on the drive in. Temperature changed. A loose connection tightened up. That's why looking only at what's happening right now isn't enough. You need their history, the conditions that triggered it, what's happening when parked. That's how you solve intermittent battery problems instead of closing them as "could not duplicate."

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Diagnosing a Battery Concern that Won’t Replicate Intermittent battery concerns can be some of the most difficult electrical problems to diagnose – vehicle may be operating normally by the time it reaches

Kudos to our September anniversaries!

This month, we're recognizing five people for their contributions and commitment: Sherri Guzaitis on 25 years, Carson Hunter on 20 years, Remy Cornejo on 10 years, and Luis Rengel Decena and Emmanuel Gonzalez Barreto on 5 years with Midtronics.

From 5 to 25 years, each of these milestones took real dedication to reach. Thank you for everything you bring to this team, day after day, year after year!

A lot of shops think EV recovery is the same as towing a gas vehicle. They're wrong. Silent operation makes it impossible to tell whether an EV is actually shut down or still ready to move. The damage risk is real too. Wrong towing procedure, and you're looking at drive system damage or high-voltage battery compromise that turns a roadside pickup into a liability. Before your team hooks anything up, start with assessing the vehicle, preventing unintended movement and enforcing manufacturer safety processes before the EV is moved.

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How to Handle EVs with In-House Towing Towing an electric vehicle requires different precautions than an internal combustion engine vehicle, whether you’re moving it across the shop lot or

Starting February 2027, EV batteries in the EU will have digital passports. Scan a QR code and you see its complete history: condition, accident damage, which modules have been replaced. For repair shops, that means no more guessing whether a battery is safe to handle or ship. For recyclers and second-life applications, it means actual data instead of assumptions about what the battery can still do. Midtronics is part of the BASE consortium building the technical standards behind this, working directly on how battery safety gets measured and verified.

We're demoing it live at Automechanika 2026 in Hall 9.0, Booth C65. Stop by if you want to see how this changes battery diagnostics and verification in real time.

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Battery passport: new rules let you finally ask a battery its history Imagine a future where a buyer is looking at an electric vehicle (EV), and before they even talk price, they ask for a battery report. Up pops the

Happy Labor Day Weekend! Take time to relax and recharge. As summer winds down, your vehicle's electrical system has been working hard in the heat. Make sure your battery is ready for the road ahead when you're back to your regular routine!

A battery tester delivers a verdict: good or replace. The problem is that what the tester shows isn't always what's actually happening. State of charge, temperature, how recently the battery was charged, the connections where you test, even the inputs you entered all shape the result. A passing battery might not explain why the customer's vehicle won't start reliably. A failing battery might point to something else entirely. That gap between the test result and vehicle performance is where unnecessary replacements happen and real problems get missed

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Battery Test Results That Can Be Misleading A battery tester may return a decision, but that doesn’t always mean the diagnosis is finished. Battery condition, state of charge, temperature, recent

We're headed to Automechanika Frankfurt 2026.

From September 8-12, the Midtronics team will be at Hall 9.0, Stand C65, showcasing the full battery lifecycle: 12V diagnostics, EV safety solutions, HV battery service, and the Digital Battery Passport

Trusted by professionals worldwide, we deliver The Right Answer, Fast, and we're ready to help you get ahead of what's next in your business.

Stop by booth C65 to connect with the Midtronics team, or book a 30-minute meeting with us in advance: https://bit.ly/45Qbuxr

A battery that tested fine six months ago isn't guaranteed to be healthy today. Battery condition changes between visits, and voltage alone doesn't provide a complete picture of health. Most shops only test batteries when they look old, have high mileage, or the customer complains about starting. That's exactly how weak batteries get missed until they fail on a customer's time. Testing every battery at every service visit removes the guesswork. It catches deterioration before it becomes a no-start, documents what the battery's condition actually was, and gives customers a chance to address problems while the vehicle is already in the shop.

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9 Reasons You Need to Test Every Battery Every vehicle that comes into a service bay should have its 12-volt battery tested, even when the customer hasn’t reported a starting or electrical