Some central California auto body repair shops are taking steps to address the need for training facilities to teach the trade and have formed a partnership to start student training.

Ted Ehresman of Travelers Body & Fender Works in Fresno, CA, reached out to the Central Unified Adult School in Fresno to help get future techs trained.

“We are in great need of younger people coming into our industry,” Ehresman told Juanita Stevenson, reporting for ABC30.com.

In California, voters rejected Proposition 33, which critics say was backed largely by Mercury Insurance’s billionaire chairman George Joseph. It would have allowed insurers to factor whether a driver continuously had insurance coverage when determining that driver’s premiums. See autobodynews.com for background on Prop. 33.

Californians will benefit from the nation’s most comprehensive electric vehicle fast-charging network to be built by NRG and eVgo.

NRG Energy, through its eVgo subsidiary, has been cleared to provide Californians with the nation’s most comprehensive electric vehicle (EV) charging network including fast chargers that allow drivers to add 50 miles of range in 15 minutes at premier retail environments. With the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) approval of the agreement between the California Public Utilities Commission and NRG, eVgo can now begin work on a network that will raise the bar on convenience for EV drivers.

Robert Hoehn of Hoehn Motors in Carlsbad, CA, has been recognized as one of the nation’s most successful auto dealers who also demonstrates a long-standing commitment to community service.