Back to Catalog Online Courses Electric Vehicle Safety: An Awareness Level Training To improve first responder awareness about EVs, the NAFTC teamed with the West Virginia University Fire Extension Service (WVU FES) to produce a free online training, Electric Vehicle Safety: An Awareness Level Training, hosted by the National Volunteer Fire Council. NVFC received…
Electric Vehicle Safety: An Awareness Level Training FORMAT: Self-Paced Online Course (1-hour) To improve first responder awareness about EVs, the NAFTC teamed with the West Virginia University Fire Extension Service (WVU FES) to produce a free online training, Electric Vehicle Safety: An Awareness Level Training, hosted by the National Volunteer Fire Council….
The National Alternative Fuels Training Consortium at West Virginia University is offering two online trainings targeting towing and salvage operators about how to safely handle alternative fuel vehicles, or AFVs. As the number of AFVs—especially electric vehicles, or EVs—increases on today’s roadways, so does the chance that they will require…
Back to Catalog NAFTC Textbooks Advanced Electric Drive Automotive Technician Training Participant Manual – ISBN 978-1-933954-55-4 Page: 344 This Manual helps participants understand electric drive vehicles and how they operate differently from conventionally-fueled vehicles. Participants will learn how to safely maintain hybrid electric and electric drive vehicles. The information…
Back to Catalog NAFTC Textbooks CTE Advanced Electric Drive Automotive Technician Training Participant Manual – ISBN 978-1-933954-57-8 Page: 344 This manual helps participants understand electric drive vehicles and how they operate differently from conventionally fueled vehicles. Participants will learn how to safely maintain hybrid electric and electric drive vehicles. The…
Back to Catalog NAFTC Textbooks Electric Drive Infrastructure Training Manual (Currently under review) Participant Manual – ISBN 978-1-933954-30-1 Page: 254 This Manual helps participants understand who has the authority to make decisions regarding jurisdiction, differentiate applied voltage and amperage versus supply equipment charging capacities, and understand electric vehicle supply equipment…
The use of hydrogen as a transportation energy source in the U.S. could help to address growing concerns of energy security, global climate change, and air quality. Hydrogen is one of the cleanest fuels available for transportation. Hydrogen does not produce carbon monoxide (CO), carbon dioxide (CO2), or hydrocarbon (HC)…
A first responder has the important responsibility of identifying whether the vehicle(s) at the scene of an incident is an alternative fuel vehicle. This task may be difficult if the vehicle has experienced extensive body damage or has major panels blocked by obstructions, as this could make it difficult to…
It seems like every other week there’s a news story about an electric-drive vehicle catching fire. In June, for example, the Guardian reported that Micheal Morris, a television director, was driving his Tesla Model S in West Hollywood, California, when it caught fire, spontaneously according to a passenger. Are these…
Petroleum Reduction Technologies: Electric Drive Fleet Applications Click for sample Pages This four-hour workshop helps participants understand electric drive vehicles, charging, battery capacity, and safety requirements. Students also learn to improve electric vehicle tracking and reporting to share electric drive fleet experiences with employees, shareholders, and the public. Notify me!…
