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Does Tesla Have a Reliability Problem? What Students in Automotive Mechanics Training Need to Know
Since releasing the record-setting Tesla Roadster in 2008, Tesla has built a worldwide reputation as one of the world’s leading makers of high-performance all-electric cars. The company has enjoyed a tremendous amount of public hype over the years, and it’s…
Highlights of SEMA 2018 for Students in Automotive Training
The SEMA (Specialty Equipment Market Association) Show is the world’s biggest automotive speciality products trade event. Every year, manufacturers, automakers, and retailers converge in Las Vegas, Nevada, to showcase the hottest new car parts and display the year’s most cutting-edge…
Interested in Auto Mechanic Training? Here Are 3 Little-Known Facts About Headlight Design
Headlights can sometimes be overlooked in discussions about cars. Although they’re essential safety features, allowing us to drive at all times of night and in all visibility conditions, they haven’t historically had the same levels of experimentation or variety as…
Students at Automotive School, Feast Your Eyes on the Bollinger B2
The automotive industry recently received an electric shock with the premiere of the new Bollinger B2 model. Although it may seem like just another truck, it has quickly set itself apart by being the world’s first all-electric, all-wheel drive pickup…
Interested in Training for Mechanics? Here's What You Should Know about the Aquatic Amphicar
Although it was in production for only five years from 1960 to 1965, and the innovations it introduced were never taken up by other major car manufacturers, the Amphicar Model 770 is a curiosity worth learning about. The world’s only…
What is Engine Displacement? 5 Facts for Students at Automotive Mechanic Schools
The word ‘displacement’ usually has a negative meaning, but in the motoring world, the more displacement, the better. Engine displacement is a term relating to the combustion process of the vehicle, which generates the power to get the wheels moving.…
How the Thing Baffled Pros with Car Mechanic Training: A Guide to the Volkswagen 181
There are many, and few, ways to describe the Volkswagen Thing. Emerging onto the automotive scene in the 1970’s, this multi-purpose car quickly became an exotic oddity in North America. Although the Thing cruised through Europe, it had a relatively…






