MIT: Independent Activities Period: IAP

IAP 2017



How to Design Electric Vehicles - Lecture

Lennon Rodgers, Research Scientist, Ryan Chin, Lecturer, CEO of Optimus Ride, Sanjay Sarma, Vice President for Open Learning

Enrollment: Limited Enrollment
Sign-up by 01/06
Limited to 40 participants
Attendance: Participants welcome at individual sessions
Prereq: None - open to all MIT students/staff

If you are interested in designing and building electric vehicles (EVs), then this IAP class is for you.

The course is split into two parts: [1] Lecture and [2] Lab and separate enrollment is necessary. 

The lecture-style sessions are where industry experts, MIT faculty and researchers will present the basic building blocks of EVs including: battery systems, electric motors, motor controllers, overall vehicle systems integration, current market trends, cost challenges, competitive technologies, and future applications including urban mobility, autonomous vehicles, EV infrastructure, energy storage for utilities, and the role of policy and incentives. You may attend one or all of the lecture sessions.

To register please fill out this form (only once for both the lecture and lab)

Sponsor(s): MIT-SUTD International Design Center, Mechanical Engineering
Contact: Lennon Rodgers, design-ev@mit.edu


How to Design EVs - Lecture

Jan/10 Tue 01:30PM-04:30PM 32-155
Jan/11 Wed 01:30PM-04:30PM 32-155
Jan/12 Thu 01:30PM-04:30PM 32-155
Jan/17 Tue 01:30PM-04:30PM 32-155
Jan/18 Wed 01:30PM-04:30PM 32-155
Jan/19 Thu 01:30PM-04:30PM 32-155

Details coming soon... 

Lennon Rodgers - Research Scientist, Ryan Chin - Lecturer, CEO of Optimus Ride, Sanjay Sarma - Vice President for Open Learning