Batteries and Electric Vehicles
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Batteries and Electric Vehicles
This course is part of Battery Technologies Specialization
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What you'll learn
Participants learn aspects of battery performance in zero emission vehicles, EV charger networks, and standards & regulatory requirements.
Skills you'll gain
- Energy and Utilities
- Sustainable Design
- Reliability
- Climate Change Mitigation
- Sustainable Engineering
- Product Lifecycle Management
- Emerging Technologies
- Chemistry
- Electrical Systems
- Safety Standards
- Environmental Regulations
- Environmental Issue
- Sustainable Technologies
- Materials science
- Electrical Safety
- Power Electronics
- Environmental Engineering
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There are 5 modules in this course
Batteries and Electric Vehicles: This course will focus on aspects of battery performance in zero emission vehicles, EV charger networks and second life applications of EV batteries, and standards and regulatory requirements.
What's included
1 video2 readings
1 video•Total 5 minutes
- Course Introduction•5 minutes
2 readings•Total 11 minutes
- Welcome!•1 minute
- Instructor Bio•10 minutes
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What's included
11 videos1 assignment1 discussion prompt
11 videos•Total 86 minutes
- Chapter 1: Uses of Batteries•9 minutes
- Chapter 2: Why Do We Need EVs?•8 minutes
- Chapter 3: Battery and EV Modes•7 minutes
- Chapter 4: Hybrid Electric Vehicles•5 minutes
- Chapter 5: Battery Electric Vehicles•7 minutes
- Chapter 6: Distribution of Passenger Cars•9 minutes
- Chapter 7: Demands and Costs•5 minutes
- Chapter 8: EV Battery Capacity and Range•11 minutes
- Chapter 9: EV Battery Performance•11 minutes
- Chapter 10: EV Battery Temperature Conditions•12 minutes
- Chapter 11: Sensors and Monitoring Systems•2 minutes
1 assignment•Total 30 minutes
- Module 1 Quiz•30 minutes
1 discussion prompt•Total 10 minutes
- Tell Us What You Know•10 minutes
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What's included
10 videos1 assignment
10 videos•Total 84 minutes
- Chapter 1: EV Battery Performance and Reliability•9 minutes
- Chapter 2: EV Range Anxiety•2 minutes
- Chapter 3: Dealing with Range Anxiety•18 minutes
- Chapter 4: Charging and Range•9 minutes
- Chapter 5: Factors Influencing Range Anxiety•8 minutes
- Chapter 6: Survey Results for Range Anxiety•14 minutes
- Chapter 7: EV Battery Adoption•5 minutes
- Chapter 8: Cost and Performance•7 minutes
- Chapter 9: EV Systems•2 minutes
- Chapter 10: EV Adoption•10 minutes
1 assignment•Total 30 minutes
- Module 2 Quiz•30 minutes
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What's included
10 videos1 assignment
10 videos•Total 62 minutes
- Chapter 1: Manufacturing and Sales•4 minutes
- Chapter 2: Battery Applications•2 minutes
- Chapter 3: Lithium-Ion Batteries•4 minutes
- Chapter 4: Solid State Batteries•11 minutes
- Chapter 5: Development of Solid-State Batteries•7 minutes
- Chapter 6: Battery Chemistry•4 minutes
- Chapter 7: Futurist High End Batteries•7 minutes
- Chapter 8: Battery Density and Performance•6 minutes
- Chapter 9: Charging Systems for Electric Cars•9 minutes
- Chapter 10: BMS Technology Development•9 minutes
1 assignment•Total 30 minutes
- Module 3 Quiz•30 minutes
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What's included
8 videos1 reading1 assignment1 peer review
8 videos•Total 60 minutes
- Chapter 1: Sales Forecast and Life Cycle•6 minutes
- Chapter 2: Recycling and Second Life•12 minutes
- Chapter 3: Assessing Retired Batteries•9 minutes
- Chapter 4: Lithium Ion Batteries: First and Second Life•5 minutes
- Chapter 5: Overview of Second-Life Batteries•10 minutes
- Chapter 6: Recycling Process for EV Batteries•5 minutes
- Chapter 7: Benefits and Hurdles of EV Battery Recycling•7 minutes
- Chapter 8: Recycling Companies and Processes•7 minutes
1 reading•Total 10 minutes
- Resources for Assignments and Quizzes•10 minutes
1 assignment•Total 60 minutes
- Course 5 Final Exam•60 minutes
1 peer review•Total 60 minutes
- Industry Trends Analysis•60 minutes
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Reviewed on Nov 23, 2025
Excellent course Deep insightful of Battery Technology
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This Specialization is very critical for your level to start learning about batteries; it gives a comprehensive overview about this area.
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Enjoyed the course, great intro to the topic can't wait to keep learning more
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