AUTO120 — Electric Vehicle Battery Techn
3.0 HR (OC) Prerequisite: AUTO 111 and AUTO 112 both with a C or better, or department approval. Battery Technologies applies to the science used in electric vehicle batteries. Electric Vehicle battery technology is studied for effective storage, charging, and discharging in both high voltage and low voltage batteries. Students will learn about battery chemistry, safely handling of individual cells and battery packs, and installation of battery packs in a variety of applications. OEM manufacturing practices of battery packs will be studied. Two lecture and three lab hours per week.