Professional Certificate in Electric Cars

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Course Features

Duration

4 months

Delivery Method

Online

Available on

Limited Access

Accessibility

Desktop, Laptop

Language

English

Subtitles

English

Level

Beginner

Effort

5 hours per week

Teaching Type

Self Paced

Course Description

Electric vehicles are the future in transportation. Electric mobility is an integral part of the energy transition strategy. It will bring about significant changes for vehicle makers, governments, businesses, and individuals.

This program will give you a complete overview of electric mobility. This program will provide you with a comprehensive overview of electric mobility. It will also cover the latest technology and charging infrastructure, as well as profitable business models for companies in this market. You will also learn about effective policies for governments that will help accelerate electric mobility adoption. The four courses in this series will provide you with the knowledge and skills to apply to every aspect of electric mobility, as it grows in importance. This course will assist engineers, policy makers and fleet managers in making sound strategic decisions regarding e-mobility products.

This program was developed in collaboration with Dutch Innovation Centre for Electric Road Transport, (Dutch INCERT), and TU Delft. It is taught by industry experts who share their insights and knowledge.

Course Overview

International Faculty

Post Course Interactions

Instructor-Moderated Discussions

Skills You Will Gain

What You Will Learn

The role of electric vehicles in the energy transition strategy

Fundamental understanding of the technology behind electric cars and charging technology and infrastructure

Fundamental understanding of future potential and profitable business models for electric cars

TCO models, lean mass productions, value chain thinking and business integration

Fundamental understanding of policy objectives and instruments to support electric mobility and the role of government in transition management and effective public policy interventions

Course Content

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Module 1: Electric Cars: Introduction

Module 2: Electric Cars: Technology

Module 3: Electric Cars: Business

Module 4: Electric Cars: Policy

Course Instructors

Margot Weijnen

Chair of Process and Energy Systems Engineering

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 Gener...

Auke Hoekstra

Senior advisor smart mobility

Auke is senior advisor smart mobility at the Eindhoven University of Technology. He is the initiator and head of SparkCity: an open source, GIS- and agent-based model of the transition to 100% renewa...

Gautham Ram

Assistant Professor, Delft University of Technology

Gautham Ram received his Bachelors and Masters in Electrical Engineering from the National Institute of Technology-Trichy, India (Gold medal) and the Delft University of Technology, Netherlands (cum ...

Marnix Wagemaker

Associate Professor, Delft University of Technology

Dr. Ir. Marnix Wagemaker is associated professor at the Faculty of Applied Sciences of the Delft University of Technology and head of the battery research group Storage of Electrochemical Energy (SEE...