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 [...]

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 [...]

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 [...]

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 [...]

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 [...]

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 [...]

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 [...]

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 [...]

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 [...]

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 [...]