Introduction to Electric Vehicle Mobility Business

In the previous week, we saw  the key parts of an electric car and understood the important roles played by the traction battery, the electric motor and the power electronic converters. We also saw the different types of electric vehicles and followed it up with charging infrastructure for electric cars.

Several questions that will be addressed in this module are:

• Were electric cars already present at the beginning of the automotive era?
• What makes the car so popular and why should it be electrified now?
• What are the unique features of an Electric Vehicle?
• Why is electrification the most important sustainable disruption in mobility?
• How is the acceptance of automated driving in different countries?
• Why is connectivity an important part of electric mobility?
• What are the challenges ahead for Electric Mobility?

In this module, we attempt to answer the above questions. The main topics covered this week are :

• Business essential – The battery and motor
• Future of mobility
• Gartner hype cycles
• Main drivers for urban mobility
• Emissions and Big three urban polluters
• Regenerative braking
• City congestions
• Self-driving cars
• Automation
• Public and private car sharing
• Total cost of ownership
• Mobility as a Service

For this module we have made another glossary of terms. You can download it here or via the resources tab. Enjoy this module!