Electric Cars: Introduction
Learn about electric vehicle technology, business models, and policies in this comprehensive 4-week course from DelftX.
Learn about electric vehicle technology, business models, and policies in this comprehensive 4-week course from DelftX.
This course explores the future of transportation through electric mobility. Students will learn about state-of-the-art electric vehicle technology, charging infrastructure, profitable business models, and effective governmental policies. The course features expert instruction from TU Delft and industry partners, combining theoretical knowledge with real-world case studies of vehicles like the Chevrolet Volt, Bolt EV, and Lightyear One EV. Topics cover the role of EVs in energy transition, basic technology and charging systems, business opportunities, and policy frameworks.
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What you'll learn
Role of electric vehicles in energy transition and sustainable transportation
Understand basic electric car technology and charging infrastructure
Explore different types of electric vehicles and their operational principles
Analyze business models and market potential for electric mobility
Evaluate policy instruments and their impact on EV adoption
Examine real-world case studies of successful electric vehicles
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There are 4 modules in this course
The course provides a comprehensive introduction to electric vehicles and their role in the energy transition. It covers three main perspectives: technology, business, and policy. The technology track explores EV operations, types, and charging systems. The business section examines mobility business models and industry disruption. The policy component addresses government initiatives and social dimensions. Real-world case studies of vehicles like the Chevrolet Volt and Lightyear One enhance practical understanding.
EVs in the energy transition
Module 1 · 5 Hours to complete
Introduction to Technology of EVs
Module 2 · 5 Hours to complete
Introduction to Business of EVs
Module 3 · 5 Hours to complete
Introduction to Policy to EVs
Module 4 · 5 Hours to complete
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Instructors
Prof. dr. ir. at TU Delft
Pavol Bauer is a full Professor in the Department of Electrical Sustainable Energy of Delft University of Technology and head of DC Systems, Energy Conversion and Storage group. He earned his master’s degree in electrical engineering at the Technical University of Kosice (‘85) and Ph.D. from Delft University of Technology (’95). He has worked on many projects for industry, focusing on solar wind and wave energy, power electronic applications for power systems and electric mobility. He is a Senior Member of the IEEE (’97), former chairman of Benelux IEEE Joint Industry Applications Society, Power Electronics and Power Engineering Society Chapter, chairman of the Power Electronics and Motion Control (PEMC) Council, member of the Executive Committee of European Power Electronics Association (EPE)
Chair of Process and Energy Systems Engineering at TU Delft
Prof. Margot Weijnen holds the chair of Process and Energy Systems Engineering at the Faculty of Technology, Policy and Management, TU Delft. She is the founding and scientific director of Next Generation Infrastructures. She directed the TU Delft Inter-faculty Research Center on Design and Management of Infrastructures from 1998 until 2009. She served as a member of the Advisory Group on Energy for the European Commission, the Dutch Innovation Platform and the Netherlands General Energy Council. Among other current affiliations, she is a member of the Netherlands Scientific Council for Government Policy.
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