Education

Editor’s Note: These series are selected from manual Electric Vehicle Community Market Launch Manual: A Guide to Prepare Your Community for Electric Vehicles which was prepared by the Electric Transportation Coalition (ETC) and the Electric Vehicle Association of the Americas (EVAA) in cooperation with the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) and the U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT).

HIGHLIGHTS OF SECTION

PURPOSE

Educating students about EVs and infrastructure support systems may be beneficial in future years as these students become vehicle purchasers and explore new EV job opportunities. The purpose of this section of the Manual is to provide the reader background on how students from grade school to college can be educated regarding EVs and infrastructure, and the availability of education materials and curriculum that have been developed.

ISSUES ADDRESSED

  • EV education at elementary, middle, high, and post-high schools
  • Education materials
  • Establishing relationships between the EV industry and local schools
  • EV-based college curriculum

GENERAL CONCLUSIONS

Building general EV awareness can begin in elementary schools; career awareness can begin in middle schools; and skill building for careers can begin in high schools.

It is important that local businesses involved in EV industries work with local schools to help disseminate information regarding EVs.

Technical colleges are developing EV technology curricula.

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June 20, 2008 · Filed Under Electric Car Conversion Blog

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