b"Auto Recyclers ToolBox 7change course. If they were rapidlyNew Players on the Scene going to be a challenge. But if we team ramping up electric vehicle efforts inOn top of all that, we not only haveup to share knowledge and expertise, February, thats not going to change any- a host of new models to deal with, butwe can all climb this hill together.time soon, even if it makes economicalso new manufacturers we've never sense to do so. I wont get into the envi- seen before. It sounds weird to say it,********ronmental argument here, but I remem- but Tesla is now old news. There areWell, there you have it: my spring ber from my college economics 101now Rivian, Workhorse, Karma and2020 electric vehicle update. Thank you class that it takes a while to change fac- other EV companies. for taking the time to read it. I know tors of production. There are fixed costsHeres another fun experiment youyour time is a valuable resource. If you like factory tooling, employee skill sets,can try. Google Trends. It is a free toolhave any questions about this article or etc. when something in the macroeco- you can use to see how anything isanything else or just want to catch up if nomic environment changes. trending in Google searches. Try enter- we haven't talked in a while, give me a Will people be intrigued enough toing some EV-related terms and brands.call or send an email. I look forward to try the upcoming electric Hummer orPlay with the timeframe and see whatseeing all of you at industry events Mustang crossover Mach-E when thesecomes up. again when things get back to normal. vehicles make it to showrooms? I thinkHopefully it will be very soon.they will be. Theyll at least kick theOpportunity or Threat?tires. Theyll do a test-drive or rent orWill new EV cars and trucks turn Amanda Zmolek is an industry lease one. My marketing backgroundout to be an opportunity or a threat? Irelations analyst for Copart. She tells me automakers will be heavilythink it will follow the same rules thesestarted her career with Green-Leaf AutoRecyclersin2006. advertising these EVs when they arrive.things always do. It depends on each ofLater,afterspendingafew People will want to check out whatus to decide. We can either ignoreyears working for a professional football team, she decided that theyve seen on TV, on the internet, orchanges and hope things go back to theauto salvage is her home and in a magazine. Maybe the automakersway they were, or we can take chargehas been at Copart since 2015.Her favorite auto part is the PCV will decide to resurrect some other lostand make changes into opportunities forvalve, and her favorite car is the models for the sake of marketing. Hey,the future. 1979 Trans Am. Contact Amanda at 972-391-5759 ora girl can dream!Yes, things are changing. Yes, itsamanda.zmolek@copart.com."