Electric Vehicle Technology – AS Concentration

— Why an Electric Vehicle Technology Career?

The automotive industry is going electric. With less than 2% of all ASE (Automotive Service Excellence) technicians having Electric Vehicle (L3) certification, there is a tremendous opportunity for those who have the ambition and skills to enter this high-tech field of Hybrid/Electric vehicle repair.

Associate of Science (AS) in Automotive Technology with Electric Vehicle Technology Concentration

This concentration within our acclaimed Automotive Technology associate degree program will prepare students to work as entry-level Hybrid/EV and charging station technicians with a focus on Electric Vehicle Safety, Charging Station Installation and Maintenance, Battery Technology, and Battery Management.

Our Associate in Science in Automotive Technology with a concentration in Electric Vehicle Technology combines lectures with hands-on lab experiences to teach students the technical skills they need to perform repairs to both Hybrid/EVs and Electric Vehicle Charging Stations.

What You Will Learn

Students who graduate from this program will be able to:

• Understand the operation of battery-driven electric vehicles
• Identify the components and characteristics that make up the different Hybrid and Electric Vehicles (HEV) on the road today
• Diagnose HEV drivability concerns
• Service a hybrid vehicle’s climate control system
• Apply High Voltage safety practices
• Describe the functions performed by a Battery Management System (BMS)
• Compute the temperature response of battery cell and pack assemblies for a simple model
• Explain different approaches to estimating state of charge, state of health, power and energy
• Apply the operation of brushless dc and induction motors to HEV and EV vehicles
• Define the torque speed curves for motors and the application to electric and hybrid electric vehicles

Career Opportunities in Electric Vehicle Technology

• Automotive Service Technician
• Electric Vehicle Technician
• Electric Vehicle Charging Field Service Technician
• EV Battery Support Specialist
• Electric Vehicle Production Technician