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Conversion Course
Electric Auto Shop is a step by
step curriculum for teaching electric vehicle technology.
The program is designed for grades 9th and up.
It is a 16-week course taught and assembled in the
automotive lab/shop and
classroom.
Electric Auto
Shop
Overview
Course
Goal: To educate high school, vocational, college, and
technical school students about the design, construction,
and viability of electric vehicles. The course
involves modifying an internal combustion engine (ICE)
vehicle to battery electric drive. The resulting
vehicle is a pure drive electric vehicle
(EV).
The class will learn
the advantages of using an electric drive train, including
cost savings, environmental impact, and ease of
use. The course
includes background theory on electrical power, including
definitions and terms (ex: amps, volts, watts, watt-hours,
energy, power, aerodynamics, rms voltage, electric mpg, and
more). The course
also includes a brief history and current status of EV
technologies and career possibilities in electric
transportation industry. The vehicle produced by the class
will be street-legal and meet all licensing
regulations.
Students will use
basic automotive skills and knowledge, supplemented by
the Electric Auto
Shop Curriculum, to complete the
conversion.
No special engineering skills
are necessary.
Except for the vehicle, all of
the components to make the conversion are included in the
program.
The format for this
course is 16 lesson plans in a bound workbook format with
test questions and additional activities for each section.
Video on DVD is used to demonstrate the hands-on activities
taking place in the shop. A 146 page PowerPoint presentation
is also included. The timeline to complete the class is
one school semester.
Objectives:
Electric Auto
Shop will help create
a professional working atmosphere such as in a technical
college training
class.
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Students
will be able to
identify the major parts and describe the operation
of an electric drive train.
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Students
will build a working electric vehicle in the
conventional Auto Shop classroom under the
supervision of the shop
teacher.
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Students
will complete both hands-on and theoretical
coursework through lab/shop work,
assignments, and testing, to reach a
comprehensive understanding of electric
vehicle theory, construction, and
operation.
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Students
will emerge with a better knowledge of
electric vehicles and how electric
transportation can work within the
community.
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Students
will learn the history, facts and current
status of EVs.
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At the
conclusion of the course the class will have
produced a working EV which will be
introduced to the local
community.
Materials included
in the curriculum:
-
Chevrolet S-10
Pre-fabricated Conversion Kit
-
Step-by-Step Vehicle
Assembly Guide
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25 Units in
8 Modules with Lesson Plans
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Instructional
DVDs with 50 video segments
-
146 Slide PowerPoint
Presentation
-
Training Evaluation
Form
Module 1: A History of Electric
Vehicles
Unit A: Electric Vehicles
Through History
Unit B: The Evolution of
Manufacturers
Unit C: Advantages of the Electric
Drivetrain (download Unit
C)
Module
2: Politics and Planning for the Future of Alternative
Transportation
Unit D: Energy and the
Environment
Unit E: Fuel, Maintenance and Development
Costs
Unit F: The Potential of Today's
Technology
Module 3: The
Basics of Physics and
Power
Unit G: Mechanics of Power and
Work
Unit H: Turning Electricity Into
Motion
Unit I: Work, Energy and
Power
Unit J: Energy Storage (download Unit J)
Module 4: Conversion
Components
Unit K: The Electric
Motor
Unit L: Controller and Control Enclosure
Subassembly (download Unit
L)
Unit M:
Battery System
Unit N: Battery Charger (download Unit N)
Unit O: Wheels &
Tires
Unit P: Braking
Unit Q:
Suspension
Unit R: Gauges and
Instruments
Unit S:
Accessories
Module 5: The Conversion
Process
Unit T: Work Area
Safety
Unit U: The Conversion
Sequence
Control System
Video
Machine Shop
Video
Tools
Video
Tilt Bed
Video
Video
Sequence 53 -Installing Motor Spacer & Key (download this
sequence)
Video
Sequence 54 -Installing Motor Coupler & Taper
Lock
Video
Sequence 55 -Installing Bell Housing
Adaptor
Video Sequence
56 -Testing Motor
Run-out
Video
Sequence 95 -Front Frame
System
Video Sequence
109 -Installing Throttle
Cable
Video Sequence 138
-Initial Key-on
Check
Module 6: Using the
Vehicle
Unit V: Driving and Daily
Commuting
Unit W: Licensing Maintaining Your
EV
Module 7: Promotion, Competition &
Careers
Unit X: EV
Events
Unit Y: Education and
Careers
Module 8: Final
Conclusions
Transportation Policy
Showrooms of 2010
Appendix A: 20 Shop
Checklists
Appendix B: Tools
Appendix
C: Bill of
Materials
Appendix D: MSDS
Sheets
Appendix
E: Schematics
Appendix
F: Motor Perfomance
Graphs
Appendix G: Component
Quiz
Appendix
H: Troubleshooting
(download Appendix
H)
Appendix
I: Daily Commute
Audit
Single-School license of the Electric Auto
Shop curriculum with complete conversion kit parts is
$18,000.00. Please call for details
866-624-7351.
Get
information on funding.
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