Electric vehicles — Educational aspects

Abstract

Due to the worldwide availability of electric energy and the CO2 emissions of fossil fuel propelled vehicles, with the progress on Lithium ion battery technology electric vehicles have become an important option for sustainable mobility. Research efforts on electric mobility are growing worldwide. Future research and industrial development will require experts on electric vehicles. Adequate activities in teaching concern all levels from undergraduate studies up to PhD thesis. Electric mobility research certainly includes battery and drive design, but opening the total frame renders a wider view. Due to the well-known drawbacks like limited range and long loading time, new concepts for mobility organization become necessary. Electric mobility needs interdisciplinary working. The following paper presents a selection of eligible courses concerning both electric vehicles and adopted mobility showing the broadness of the approach. According to the conference topic, detailed information has however been limited to drive problems.