Michael and Linda Gray, authors of Auto Upkeep, were interviewed for the Advance Auto Parts DIY Garage. You can read the full article HERE.
This year’s NACAT (North American Council of Automotive Teachers) Conference is being held in Tyler, Texas and is hosted by Tyler Junior College. Auto Upkeep 3rd Edition (c) 2013 Debut! Auto Upkeep 3rd Edition will debut at the NACAT conference tomorrow, Wednesday July 18th – 2012! We are pleased to
In a presentation in Paris on March 1st, Richard Newell the Administrator of the U.S. Energy Information Administration, indicated that by 2035 new light duty vehicle efficiency is projected to reach 40 mpg (miles per gallon). In addition, flex fueled vehicles, mild hybrids, plug-in hybrids, and full hybrids will account
Will California become the new Michigan in automotive manufacturing? If the EV (electric vehicle) market takes off jobs will be bountiful in small start-ups. Just take a look at Tesla Motors…a company only a handful of years old…is looking for design engineers, CNC machinists, firmware engineers, manufacturing engineers, project engineers,
It has been a boxing match from Edmunds.com and the White House this week. It all started when Edmunds.com published the press release titled “Cash for Clunkers Results Finally In: Taxpayers Paid $24,000 per Vehicle Sold, Reports Edmunds.com“. The White House responded a day later on their blog with the
I am often asked how Auto Upkeep, a curriculum designed to teach basic car care, maintenance, and repair, can also be used in a NATEF (National Automotive Technicians Education Foundation) certified program that trains automotive technicians. The key is that all students need to start somewhere, often this means learning
I am pleased to announce that the Auto Upkeep textbook and workbook are now available through Mardel, Inc. (Mardel Christian and Education Stores). Mardel, Inc. operates Mardel.com and 32 retail stores in Arkansas, Colorado, Kansas, Missouri, Oklahoma, and Texas. We are lucky to have a store close to us in
The last two days I attended the North American Council for Automotive Teachers (NACAT) conference held this year in the Queen City – Charlotte, North Carolina. Hundreds of automotive teachers from the US and Canada attended. I always enjoy seeing familiar faces and catching up. This year I was a
Sales over the last few weeks for the Auto Upkeep Homeschool Curriculum Kit have been growing significantly. Is this due to the economy and the fact that more people are driving older cars longer? Is it because over 1.5 million students (a 74% increase since 1999 – see data from
We are pleased to report that one of the nation’s leading homeschool magazines, The Old Schoolhouse Magazine, reviewed our Auto Upkeep Homeschool Curriculum Kit on their website – TheHomeschoolMagazine.com. Below is a short excerpt from the review by Amy Christy: When I first thought about this course, I envisioned this
It is 1 am … I have been working diligently expanding the video links on www.Video.AutoUpkeep.com. Over the next few days Linda and I will also be working on creating more Auto Upkeep themed videos…the next one should be “How to Test an Alternator”. Check out our video site when
