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106, 2017

May / June 2017 … Zen … Why I blog … EV Questions

By Craig Van Batenburg|2017-06-01T11:34:03-04:00June 1st, 2017|

When a monthly bog is done over two months, it means one thing, ACDC is busy. But writing this helps keep me sane. Some would say it is not working. [...]

104, 2017

April 2017 … Washington DC and Electric Cars

By Craig Van Batenburg|2017-04-01T08:55:38-04:00April 1st, 2017|

Love him or Not, Obama supported the US Auto Industry, Electric cars and clean energy. Will the new administration make it harder for an American shop to be [...]

2302, 2017

For the Over 60 Shop Owner ..February Blog 2017

By Craig Van Batenburg|2017-02-23T14:56:06-05:00February 23rd, 2017|

Deb and I are in our mid 60’s born 18 days apart. I am older by about 2 weeks, so that makes me wiser, right? OK, enough BS already. Deb [...]

3012, 2016

Is it time to get deeply into Hybrids and Plug-ins? January 2017

By Craig Van Batenburg|2016-12-30T14:39:06-05:00December 30th, 2016|

Hybrid and EV Specialization. Is it time? Is it for you? Toyota trades places as the largest automaker in the world depending on the year. Why Toyota? Scott Van Batenburg, [...]

3012, 2016

Legacy, Dave DeCourcey and ASA Massachusetts Dec. 2016

By Craig Van Batenburg|2016-12-30T14:01:11-05:00December 30th, 2016|

I have lived in this state since 1963 when I moved from Utah. It has become a home to my wife, sons and many friends. To the east of Worcester [...]

2311, 2016

November 2016 .. Thanksgiving is about Family. What if you don’t have one?

By Craig Van Batenburg|2016-11-23T16:27:22-05:00November 23rd, 2016|

If you have run a shop for any amount of time, finding and keeping good help is always near the top of the list. At every class I teach a [...]

310, 2016

October 2016 … American Trade Associations ..their future
October 2016 … American Trade Associations ..their future

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October 2016 … American Trade Associations ..their future

By Craig Van Batenburg|2016-10-03T09:45:57-04:00October 3rd, 2016|

In 1991 Van Batenburg’s Garage (my former shop) joined the Automotive Service Association so we could get a discount on Indentifix (formerly called Autoline Telediagnosis) and started to receive their [...]

309, 2016

September 2016 .. What the Berlin Wall means to me

By Craig Van Batenburg|2016-09-03T11:07:50-04:00September 3rd, 2016|

September means Europe for ACDC. For about ten years Deb and I have flown to Europe, sometimes a couple times per year. We have been invited to teach in amazing [...]

108, 2016

ACDC’s 6 Step Plan to Fix the American Repair Shop Problems August 2016

By Craig Van Batenburg|2016-08-01T11:16:18-04:00August 1st, 2016|

First let me make my case as to what is not working. Generally Speaking, Auto techs feel they do not make enough money and shops are having a harder time [...]

207, 2016

June 2016 EVS 29 Montreal

By Craig Van Batenburg|2016-07-02T10:04:11-04:00July 2nd, 2016|

What an extraordinary time to stand at the kick off of EVS29 in the breezy sunshine with YVES RACETTE who is our French Speaking teacher (and well known ambassador of [...]

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