Petroleum Reduction Technologies:Electric Drive Click for sample Pages This four hour workshop helps participants understand the different types of electric drive vehicles and how they operate, the workshop also covers differences between electric and conventional vehicles, safety issues with electric drive vehicles, and technologies developed for electric drive vehicles. Notify…
Electric Drive Vehicle Infrastructure Training Click for sample Pages This two-day course 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 (EVSE), battery capacity, and charge time.The introduction of electric drive…
Electric Drive Vehicle Career and Technical Education Training Click for sample Pages This five-day course 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 covered in the course has…
Electric Drive Vehicle Automotive Technician Training Course Description Available for groups only, this course provides participants a solid foundation of information with electric drive vehicles and their difference from conventionally-fueled vehicles. The course covers powertrains for different types of electric vehicles. It explains motor-generator operation, testing, and diagnostic equipment. It…
Liquefied Natural Gas Vehicles Click for sample Pages This three-day course focuses on the understanding of the cryogenic state that liquefied natural gas (LNG) resides in, respect for LNG in regards to all safety aspects, and fuel range in comparison to gasoline and diesel.The AFV technician needs to know everything…
Let’s Clear the Air—Electric Drive Transportation Association During 2017, the National Alternative Fuels Training Consortium (NAFTC) will highlight resources from alternative fuel and advanced technology vehicle industry organizations in the Let’s Clear the Air column. These resources provide fuel-specific information that may be useful to automotive technicians, automotive students, and…
Electricity as a Vehicle Fuel This article is the sixth in a series examining alternative fuel production and source materials. Previously we looked at biodiesel, natural gas, propane, ethanol, and hydrogen. This month’s article is the last in this series, and covers electricity as a vehicle fuel . Electric drive…
Major Auto Manufacturers to Offer Hydrogen Fuel Cell Vehicles for Commercial Sale by 2015 December 2012 Over the past several months, major automobile manufacturers – Toyota, Hyundai, Daimler, and Honda – have committed to offer hydrogen fuel cell vehicles for commercial sale as early as 2015. According to…
NAFTC Launches Its First High School Advanced Electric Drive Vehicle Curriculum August 2012 America’s high schools have offered specialized automotive training for generations of technicians who then kept family cars and business vehicles humming on the highways. But, the evolution of transportation in the 21st Century is bringing a…
