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105, 2015

May 1 … April was a Very Busy Month

By Craig Van Batenburg|2015-05-01T11:44:33-04:00May 1st, 2015|

The first 4 months of 2015 have seen changes in EV range. What was 80 to 100 miles per charge (except a Tesla) now looks like in a few short [...]

1604, 2015

April. Honda CVCC and an ACDC Dream

By Craig Van Batenburg|2015-04-16T14:37:43-04:00April 16th, 2015|

I worked as a motorcycle and car mechanic for years in my teens and twenties and drove a 1959 VW Westfalia Camper Bus named Mrs. Fly. It was a time [...]

203, 2015

March Madness in Massachusetts

By Craig Van Batenburg|2015-03-02T11:40:06-05:00March 2nd, 2015|

Snow. More than normal. You can complain or shovel it. Just like real life. I write this as I watch the snow come down again on March 1st preparing for [...]

102, 2015

February 2015 … our Staff at ACDC, Honda and FAAT CATS

By Craig Van Batenburg|2015-02-01T18:22:09-05:00February 1st, 2015|

January was a very busy month at ACDC. I hope it was for you as well. Deb and I attended the Detroit Auto Show and caught up on the new [...]

301, 2015

Looking back at 2014 and Forward to ’15

By Craig Van Batenburg|2015-01-03T13:37:08-05:00January 3rd, 2015|

January 2015 We come to the end of a year filled with many new EMV’s. The BMW i3 was well received in the USA. The Leaf was a hit and [...]

3011, 2014

December 2014 .. A new ACDC Training Center, Grandkids and Birthdays.

By Craig Van Batenburg|2014-11-30T15:17:50-05:00November 30th, 2014|

December is a month that Deb and I both have our Birthdays. It is always a time to celebrate, dance, drink and usually take a cruse somewhere VBG the [...]

311, 2014

November is National Adoption Month

By Craig Van Batenburg|2014-11-03T10:01:42-05:00November 3rd, 2014|

Some Special Teenagers are looking for a role model. November is Adoption Awareness Month. If you have been involved with auto service (and all the related fields) for any amount [...]

210, 2014

October ..BMW i3, Europe and Las Vegas

By Craig Van Batenburg|2014-10-02T16:53:54-04:00October 2nd, 2014|

Nine dollars a gallon for regular. That is what I paid after I did the math from Euro to Dollars and Metric to English. Deb and I had a great [...]

909, 2014

September … Back to School

By Craig Van Batenburg|2014-09-09T15:05:05-04:00September 9th, 2014|

Back to School Did you graduate from an Automotive Technical High School or maybe have your two year degree in automotive science and technology? Then you most likely have a [...]

808, 2014

August … “Up Your Voltage” Graduate Week in Hawley, Massachusetts

By Craig Van Batenburg|2014-08-08T10:33:31-04:00August 8th, 2014|

[dropshadowbox align="none" effect="lifted-both" width="250px" height="" background_color="#ffffff" border_width="1" border_color="#dddddd" ]August in the Berkshire Mountains When Deb and I were dating (1987-1989) my girlfriend showed me a piece of land in West [...]

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