It’s that time again! AR&D’s summer training season has begun. With the 5-Day Train-the-Trainer course at Lansing Community College completed we are off to a fantastic start!

Our ever-popular courses at our partner school Madison Area Technical College (June 2012 5-Day TTT, 3-Day State of Health, and 2-Day Battery Rebuilding) are SOLD OUT but you can still get into training at Peninsula College, Portland Community College and Blue Ridge Community College.

	July 9-13	5-Day TTT Hybrid Vehicle Systems Technology
		Location: Peninsula College, Port Angeles WA Class size limited to 20 registrants.

	July 16-18	3-Day State Of Health (Predictive Maintenance)
		Location: Peninsula College, Port Angeles WA Class size limited to 15 registrants.

	July 19-20	2-Day Battery Rebuilding
		Location: Peninsula College, Port Angeles WA Class size limited to 15 registrants.

	July 16-20	Flipping The Switch! – 5-Day Hybrid Vehicle (HEV) Systems Technology
		Location: Portland Community College, Portland OR Class size limited to 20 registrants.

	August 6-10	Flipping The Switch! – 5-Day Hybrid Vehicle (HEV) Systems Technology
		Location: Blue Ridge Community College, Flat Rock NC Class size limited to 20 registrants.

Visit our Pre-Registration page to request more information about the class you are interested in attending.

AR&D’s technical staff have done it again! This time they’ve written an article featured on the front page of APRA’s Global Connection. Read about High Voltage Battery Testing and Analysis HERE!

Have you checked out our Complimentary Webinar catalog lately? Springtime at AR&D is packed with numerous opportunities to attend webinars with overviews of the most important topics regarding HEV Systems!

April 30th: Diagnosing Hybrid Electric Machine (Transmission) Failures – Part 1

May 14th: Diagnosing Hybrid Electric Machine (Transmission) Failures – Part 2

May 21st: Used Hybrid Parts – What to Look For in Reconditioned Components

May 30th: Diagnosing Hybrid Electric Machine (Transmission) Failures – Part 3

Sign up now, these are not to be missed!

Members of AR&D’s team and partners recently sat down with national automotive publication Parts and People. We had the opportunity to share information about the changing Hybrid Aftermarket and the importance of proper training and diagnostics. You can read the full article HERE.

Visit our booth (#505 &#507) in the ShowPower Expo in Dallas, TX March 29-31 to get a live demo of the equipment you read about in our feature in Parts and People! For more information about the Expo visit www.showpowerexpo.com.

We understand that you might want to know more about HEV diagnostics and our equipment. If you can’t visit us at the ShowPower Expo, be sure to check out our Youtube channel! We have videos that might be able to answer the question you have.

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!!

If you would like to see more tips and technical articles you can sign up for our monthly eNewsletter (we do NOT sell your information to third parties).

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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