Get a basic understanding of electric cars and learn about leading technologies, development of profitable business models and effective policies. Electric vehicles are the future of transportation. Electric mobility has become an essential part of the energy transition, and will imply significant changes for vehicle manufacturers, governments, companies and individuals.
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If you are interested in learning about the electric vehicle technology and how it can work for your business or create societal impact, then this is the course for you.
The experts of TU Delft, together with other knowledge institutes and companies in the Netherlands, will prepare you for upcoming developments amid the transition to electric vehicles.
You’ll explore the most important aspects of this new market, including state-of-the-art technology of electric vehicles and charging infrastructure; profitable business models for electric mobility; and effective policies for governmental bodies, which will accelerate the uptake of electric mobility.
The course includes video lectures, presentations and exercises, which are all reinforced with real-world case studies from projects that were implemented in the Netherlands.
The production of this course would not have been possible without the contributions of the Dutch Innovation Centre for Electric Road Transport (D-INCERT) and is taught by experts from both industry and academia, who share their knowledge and insights.
This course is part of the Electric Cars Professional Certificate Program.
What you'll learn
- Role of electric vehicles in the energy transition
- Basics of electric car and charging technology
- Types of electric cars and how do they work
- Introduction to the business of electric vehicles and its future potential
- Policy ambitions and policy instruments for electric mobility
Syllabus
Week 1: EVs in the energy transition
Introduction
Technology perspective of EV
Business perspective of EV
Policy perspective of EV
Combining perspectives of Technology, Business and Policy
Week 2: Introduction to Technology of EVs
Operation of an electric car and key parts
Types of electric vehicles
Basics of EV charging
Case study: Volt and Bolt
Case study: Lightyear
Week 3: Introduction to Business of EVs
Electric vehicle mobility business
Electrification, a sustainable business disruption
Automation, the need for smart E-mobility
Connectivity makes auto-mobility cost-efficient
Case study: Lightyear
Week 4: Introduction to Policy to EVs
Policy ambitions
Policies and policy instruments
EVs in the infrastructure system
The social dimensions of EVs
