The Missing Link in China’s EV Boom: Who Will Fix Them?

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EVs now make up more than half of new car sales in China. But a shortage of skilled repair technicians threatens to slow the momentum. Editor’s Note: Nearly seven in 10 new energy vehicles sold globally are tied to China, driving shifts in industries and trade at home and abroad. This is the last article in a five-part series exploring China’s electric vehicle boom — and the people building, driving, and fixing its future. Read Parts One , Two , Three , and Four .   JIANGSU, Eastern China — Wu Jingdong believed he could fix anything. The 51-year-old mechanic had spent three decades repairing and fine-tuning vehicles of every kind, even driving tanks during his military service. Then, in 2023, an electric car rolled into his workshop in northeastern China’s Liaoning province, where EVs are still rare. A simple request to add air conditioning refrigerant exposed just how unprepared he was. Wu used the same refrigerant he’d relied on for years — and learned too late tha ………………………………