The Best Hybrid Classes offered anywhere
Up Your Voltage! ... 5 Days of Hybrid Heaven
5 times a year ... click on Class Schedule to your left for next class
Limited to 16 Techs
Enrollment Form
Cost: $2999.00 with private room. Spouse Packages available at a reasonable cost
Everything included except airfare. Limited to 16 techs. That is 4 techs per car with your own private tech/ teacher. Craig will be there of course helping everyone. A prior ACDC hybrid class is helpful but not required. Craig reserves the right to limit this class to those that have a sufficient level of hybrid automotive knowledge.
Location: WAYSIDE Automotive Seekonk, Mass (fly into Rhode Island)
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TecSkils .... ACDC's one day Hybrid and EV Class for Educators, Shop Owners and Technicians
This class is held in Worcester, Massachusetts
Date: October 15, 2010 
Time: Register at 7:30am Class starts at 8am sharp. Class ends at 4:30 but the fun is just beginning. Lunch at noon
Cost: $229.00 (optional Dinner $23.00. Parking is $5.00)
What is included: Continental breakfast, lunch and three hybrid related classes with handouts PLUS our Best Selling 2010 Hybrid Service and Technology Book (worth 139.00).
8 hours of NATEF credits. This training is all GREEN, so training dollars are easier to come by. A full breakfast is available at the hotel for 10 bucks.
Limited to 40 Students. Four or more hybrids will be there for you to road test, 2001 & 2004 Prius, 2000 Insight and 2005 Escape. Drive a hybrid to class and get a FREE Hybrid Hat, Laminated Safety Card and more. Craig will be your instructor. A prior ACDC hybrid class is helpful but not required.
Location: Hilton Garden Inn, 35 Major Taylor Blvd Worcester, Mass (fly into Providence, Rhode Island rather than Boston). We have a block for room for $119.00 per night plus taxes under the name ACDC. After the cut off date TBA the room rate is 159.00.
Directions: Interstate I-290 EXit 16 and head toward the city center. Two blocks on the right is the hotel. Parking garage is across the street.
Parking is $5.00 Street parking is limited and Worcester has lots of tow trucks.
5:00 - 8pm Optional evening at Unos that is in the Hotel .... $23.00 dinner ..your choice of Fish, Chicken or a Pasta dinner. Unos has great food. ACDC has reserved a part of Unos just for you. Cash bar.
First come...Stay the night a borrow one of the ACDC hybrids and visit New England during Peak foliage. Bring your spouse and see why so many people are in love with this part of America.
Prizes Given Away
Hybrid 101 ... this is an all new series for anyone that needs to understand hybrid and electric cars
Live Interactive Online Training! (with Craig Van Batenburg)
More and more we hear that there are shop owners and technicians out there who are interested in hybrids and working on hybrids but they are not able to lose an employee for a day or more or take time off work. We have developed our new Hybrid 101 online class for just those individuals.
The class is organized so that an individual who started off with some automotive knowledge but no Hybrid experience could start from class one (Aug. 25th 2010, 2-3pm EST) and by the 11th class, be comfortable and confident working with all makes and models of hybrids.
Now you can get all the benefits of Craig Van Batenburg’s popular Hybrid training from the comfort of your own shop.
- No travel or extensive time off required! One 1 hour class a month, then get back to work!
- Miss a class? watch the recording online later and Craig is available to ask questions anytime!
- Sign in from any computer with a fast internet connection
- Be ready for Hybrids with the knowledge of safe practices that will make you money!
- At the end of the class, receive signed certificates of completion to help promote your new skills.
- Only $539 for 11 hours of training. Enroll in all 11 classes and get $49 off!
Each day, plan to sign in 15 minutes early and Craig will stay on the line after as long as he can for any additional questions you may have.
To register or for more information please contact Theresa at 508-963-1132 or fixhybridacdc@yahoo.com
1. Aug. 25 , 2010 2:00pm-3:00pm EST "Who makes Hybrids?. Safety and Equipment Needed"
2. Sept. 8, 2010 2:00pm-3:00pm EST "What Makes a Hybrid different from a conventional car? An Overview"
3. Oct. 6, 2010 2:00pm-3:00pm EST "Service and Maintenance Issues"
4. Nov. 10, 2010 2:00pm-3:00pm EST "HV Battery Systems.. NiMH and Li-ion"
5. Dec. 1, 2010 2:00pm-3:00pm EST "Regenerative Braking"
6. Jan. 5, 2011 2:00pm-3:00pm EST "Motor / Generator Controls, the Inverter"
7. Feb. 2, 2010 2:00pm-3:00pm EST "Electric Power Steering, DC-DC Converter operations"
8. March 2, 2010 2:00pm-3:00pm EST "High Voltage Air Conditioning systems, Heating, Other cooling systems"
9. April 6, 2010 2:00pm-3:00pm EST "Transmission Designs"
10. May 4, 2010 2:00pm-3:00pm EST "The 4 Basic Systems used by everyone"
11. June 1, 2010 2:00pm-3:00pm EST "The Electric cars; Volt, Leaf, iMiEV"
Classes are $49 each.
Plenty of opportunity to ask questions both in and out of class
Participants will have the privilege of reviewing the recorded class on our website once uploaded
At the conclusion of the class, each participant will receive signed certificates of completion.
!!Special!!
11 for the price of 10 if you pay for all at once!!*
Only $490 for eleven great classes
Paid for a class and now you can’t make it?! Don’t worry all classes are recorded, you can view them anytime!
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Special series of online classes for Up Your Voltage! Graduates only!
2010 Schedule
Exclusive for Up Your Voltage! Graduate Online Training!
To register or for more information please contact Theresa at 508-963-1132 or fixhybridacdc@yahoo.com
April 6, 2010 2:00pm-3:00pm EST
Regenerative Brakes
May 4, 2010 2:00pm-3:00pm EST
Ford Hybrid Update including 2010 Fusion
June 15, 2010 2:00pm-3:00pm EST
2010 Prius and Lexus HS250h
September 7, 2010 2:00pm-3:00pm EST
2 Mode CVT Operation
October 5, 2010 2:00pm-3:00pm EST
Inverter Operation
November 9, 2010 2:00pm-3:00pm EST
Li-ion Battery Charging, Cooling and Safety
Classes are $39 each.
Each class includes 2 color certificates and b/w printed workbook
Plenty of opportunity to ask questions both in and out of class
Participants will have the privilege of reviewing the recorded class on our website once uploaded
!!Special!!
7 for the price of 6 if you pay for all at once!!*
Only $234 for seven great classes
Paid for a class and now you can’t make it?! Don’t worry all classes are recorded, you can view them anytime!
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Other Hybrid Classes offered by ACDC (E mail us for more details) Craig@fixhybrid.com
ACDC is capable of any hybrid training need including train-the-trainer. We travel world wide.
- Introduction to Hybrid Technology .. the 8 Hour Class
- Hybrid Service Writers Training
- Hybrid First Responder
- Hybrid Safety for Towing and Recovery
- Hybrid CVT
- Hybrid Regenerative Braking and Inverter Control
- Hybrid A/C systems
- Hybrid Battery, Starting and Charging
- Hybrid Preventive Maintenance
- Hybrid OEM specific; Honda, Toyota-Lexus, Ford-Mercury-Mazda, GM, BMW-Mercedes, Nissan.
- Electric Vehicle (EV) Training
- Japanese Driveability and OBD II
- Management Classes of many types