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506, 2016

What is wrong with Craig?

By Craig Van Batenburg|2016-06-05T23:55:29-04:00June 5th, 2016|

When my dream of opening Van Batenburg’s Garage (VBG) back in 1977 was realized, I was a 26 years old. So much has changed and so have I, but my [...]

405, 2016

When a Customer Sues a Repair Shop

By Craig Van Batenburg|2016-05-04T12:14:30-04:00May 4th, 2016|

Sometimes you do something in business that can’t be repeated or duplicated but the story lives on just because it was so unique. At Van Batenburg’s Garage such a story [...]

204, 2016

April 2016 .. What dangers do lithium-ion batteries pose?

By Craig Van Batenburg|2016-04-02T14:53:50-04:00April 2nd, 2016|

Here is an Interview with a Battery Engineer Chevy Volt Li-ion Pack opened up What dangers do lithium-ion batteries pose? You can get six times the energy density [...]

2902, 2016

March 2016 … Hybrids, Utah and Baby Boomers

By Craig Van Batenburg|2016-02-29T21:28:53-05:00February 29th, 2016|

Hybrids, Utah and Baby Boomers Shirley C. Van Batenburg I was born 5 years after WWII along with lots of other people. I grew up in Ogden, Utah [...]

802, 2016

February 2016 …. Foster Kids and your Shop

By Craig Van Batenburg|2016-02-08T20:51:36-05:00February 8th, 2016|

Some Special 17 year olds are looking for a role model. If you have been involved with auto service (and all the related fields) for any amount of time, finding [...]

1712, 2015

Christmas, Interns and Puerto Rico

By Craig Van Batenburg|2015-12-17T16:34:51-05:00December 17th, 2015|

Auto Air Parts in Puerto Rico I just got back to my office after a 2 week vacation, a Birthday and classes in Puerto Rico. What a great [...]

311, 2015

November is National Adoption Month

By Craig Van Batenburg|2015-11-03T18:14:05-05:00November 3rd, 2015|

November is National Adoption Month and thousands of American teenagers sit in foster homes believing no one cares and guess what, they are right. OK, they don’t care enough. How [...]

1010, 2015

October 2015 …VW, Diesels and EVs

By Craig Van Batenburg|2015-10-10T17:03:57-04:00October 10th, 2015|

Let's talk about this over a cup of coffee The “Emissions Defeat Device” was stupid and another case of engineers that can’t accept that fact that oil (Diesel [...]

809, 2015

August and September … Relaxing

By Craig Van Batenburg|2015-09-08T16:05:52-04:00September 8th, 2015|

Mike and Craig Celebrating Mikes Marriage Who said you were not replaceable? October 9, 1971 was the day my Father died. He was 50 years old and a [...]

2707, 2015

June and July 2015 …. Busy Times

By Craig Van Batenburg|2015-07-27T22:17:21-04:00July 27th, 2015|

It had been a busy six months and the next six are booked. Why is ACDC so in demand when gas prices are staying relatively low and sales of EMVs [...]

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