With hybrid and electric vehicles becoming ever more popular, the number of such cars on Irish roads has increased sharply in the past year. Because of the extreme voltages involved these vehicle pose a new challenge to independent garages and mean that they need to invest in new service tools and safety equipment to meet servicing needs.

To assist garages in making the most of the service and repair opportunities that hybrid and electric vehicles offer, Ryans Automotive has introduced a wide variety of specialist safety equipment and test tools. The range of safety equipment includes essential items such as safety gloves, glove testers, rescue poles and lockout hasp for high voltage batteries. It also includes hand tools insulated to 1000volts and a selection of CAT3 electrical test equipment which complements Ryans Automotive range of oscilloscopes and diagnostic test equipment.

Many of these products are not only compulsory for working on these vehicles, but are also essential  to protect technicians when working on such cars due to the very high voltages which can prove fatal if proper precautions are not taken.

The range is also backed up by firsthand knowledge of all equipment supplied by the Ryan Automotive team.

The range can be viewed on www.ryansautomotive.ie or for more info call 051-424-799.