You asked for it and we will gladly deliver: Our popular Complimentary Webinar Automotive Electrical Basics Applied to Hybrid Vehicles: Looking Back before Moving Forward will be run again on February 29th! If you, your students or your colleagues need an overview of electrical basics then this is the webinar not to be missed. Visit the Complimentary Webinar page to register!

Also, the Vision Hi-Tech Training and Expo is coming up fast! Visit our booth (#208 and #210) in the Hi-Tech Tools Pavilion on March 9th and 10th to get a live demo of our HEV Diagnostic Equipment and have all of your questions answered by the AR&D staff.

It’s January 2012! Do you know what that means? Complimentary Webinars are back in session!

Our next webinar will be on the 18th of this month. We will be finishing up our 3-part series on Diagnosing Electric Machine (Transmission) Failures. If you missed parts one and two, fret not! We will be running the entire series again in the coming months.

Part 1 of the series will re-run on April 30th, 2012

Part 2 of the series will re-run on May 14th, 2012

Part 3 of the series will re-run on May 30th, 2012

Until then we will be covering topics regarding the practical (read: In your shop!) application of learning HEV Systems. Check out our full Complimentary Webinar schedule for webinars on Used Hybrid Parts, non-traditional HEV service opportunities, and our ever-popular Electrical Basics overview!

Merry Christmas from Automotive Research and Design! We hope you have a wonderful holiday.

Below is the extended HEV Systems “Tip of the Month” from our December eNewsletter (which will be in the eNewsletter Archive SOON). It is a helpful reminder for HEV owners who live in colder climates!

Extended HEV Systems Tip of the Month!

Yes…..it’s winter, again.  This means ice, snow, and the cold weather in many places in the world that brings the joys and frustrations of the winter season.  This also means that the 12 volt auxiliary battery in your hybrid vehicle must be in top condition for the winter months.  As a reminder, the 12 volt battery may (or may not) crank the engine but, it still needs to be in top condition to power all of the vehicle control modules.  In the vehicles that do not use a 12 volt cranking motor, the 12 volt battery provides power to the hybrid and motor controllers that are used to energize/control the high voltage electric machines that crank the engine.  Therefore, no 12 volt battery means no controllers power and no motor to crank the engine.  Ensure that the hybrid 12 volt battery ready to go for the winter to keep the hybrids cranking!!

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Don’t forget about the HEV Systems Technician Training in Orlando, Florida on March 12th-16th! Registration ends January 31st. Download the flyer below for more information or click here to pre-register.

 We are pleased to announce a new training session: 5-Day HEV Systems Technician Training, March 12-16 in Orlando, Florida. Click on the flyer below for full information!

We have created a new training calendar that we feel you will find valuable. Click below to view individual events in the 2012 calendar. Our Online Courses, Webinars, and On-Ground training classes are on the training calendar; other events that AR&D will be attending will be added as they are finalized. Give it a try! Links to the training calendar throughout the site will be updated shortly.

AR&D was at the California Automotive Teachers Conference on October 22nd! We saw plenty of new and familiar faces in our booth and our technical seminars. Here are some photos from the event!:

Don’t forget, we will also be at the ATRA Powertrain Expo at the Las Vegas Hilton on October 29th-31st! Visit booth #230 for a product demonstration of the AT33EV, and be sure to attend the Supplier Showcase in Pavilion 6 for a seminar on Electric Transmission Diagnostics!

Good morning everyone!

The vast majority of our website is now published. Information about webinars, on-ground training, online training options, tools and equipment, and textbooks is available for your viewing!

If you find that you are exploring our site today and you come across a stray broken link, a missing photo or document, or simply that text looks a little out of place, please note that we will be combing the site today for these issues today.

If there is a specific piece of information that you are looking for that has fallen victim to internet bugs, please do not hesitate to email us at info@autoresearchanddesign.com or call us at 586.718.9469.

All site updates will be compelte by the end of the business day today (5pm PDT/8pm EDT).

Have a wonderful day!

Ariel Quarto

Marketing Director

Automotive Research and Design

Welcome to Automotive Research and Design! We are glad you’ve found your way to our little slice of the internet.

As you can see, we are under quite a bit of construction. We have updated our website platform for the first time! Now that we’re done congratulating ourselves on such a big step, we have begun the process of repopulating all of our information. The website will be fully functional with information about online training, on-ground training, textbooks and curriculum, and our specialty tools and equipment by October 18th.

To our new visitors, I would like to formally welcome you to the AR&D website and we are confident that we can help you on your quest for tools and training for Hybrid and Electric Vehicle Systems.

And to our faithful repeat clients, welcome back! We hope to fully exceed your expectations with both familiar and new, exciting ways.

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If you have questions about any of our products and services, please feel free to contact us at info@autoresearchanddesign.com.

Sincerely,

Ariel Quarto

Marketing Director

Automotive Research and Design