On the Road Again
Hands-on training is making a post-covid comeback as the race to catch up with the growing need for service technicians in the EV revolution is heating up
"Gil Anchondo knows how to put on a show and engage a crowd. For decades, he has impressed, entertained and educated a growing audience of automotive enthusiasts in shops, online, at trade shows and on social media with his skills as a cutting edge automotive paint artist and builder.
Today, he is on a new mission. He is in a growing group of pioneers in one of the greatest workforce development challenges for the automotive service, rebuilding and remanufacturing industries: The building of the corps of technicians for the present and future onslaught of hybrid cars and EVs.
These days, you may find Anchondo towing around the first of its kind electric training vehicle mock-up – a cut-up 2014 Nissan Leaf. He built it together with his co-pioneer Tom Rayk at AVI OnDemand, the automotive video instruction company Anchondo now represents as an independent contractor..."
Click here to read the full article: REMAN Connection Magazine - AVI's Gil Anchondo and EVa featured article
