Enrollment options
- Teacher: Julian Bentley
Course Overview
Students that take this course will learn about the types of electric vehicles, the market and factors driving market growth, barriers to growth and how the market may overcome potential barriers, EV charging structures and charging station deployment. The course is designed for educators, government, and corporate decision makers with and advisors with the following learning objectives.
EV Course: How you can use what you will learn
- Create an EV knowledge foundation
- Develop a framework for understanding the EV market and industry players
- Understand primary factors affecting the growth of the EV market and how the market may overcome potential barriers
Who will benefit?
Academics and Educators
- Understand EV issues and topics that require academic research and support
- Develop the core EV knowledge to support industry research
- Determine if and how EV’s make sense for your campus fleet
Government Decision Makers
- Identify regulatory areas that may need to be updated to support EVs
- Determine how and where to deploy government resources to support EV deployment
- Estimate impacts of EVs on other sectors of the economy
Corporate Sustainability Professionals
- Determine if and how EV’s make sense for your (or your client’s) fleet
- Identify EV technologies that are worth investing in today versus for the future
- Plan for, deploy, and understand business models for EV charging infrastructure
- Identify business opportunities in the EV market
- Minimize impacts of EVs on the utility grid and facility bills
Online and self-paced
- 3 months to complete.
- 10+ hours of recordings.
- Webinars with the instructor.
- GWU Environmental and Energy
- Management Institute Certificate.
Price: $550
Meet the Instructor:
Instructor: Julian Bentley is the Managing Director and founder of Bentley Energy Consulting. He has more than 20 years of experience providing energy and environmental management consulting services to the federal government, including DoD fuel management, DoD operational energy initiatives, federal fleet management, energy policy, strategic planning, utility procurement policy, and cost-benefit analyses.
Course Content
Lesson 1: Introduction
Lesson 2: Overview of Transportation Sustainability
Lesson 3: Overview of Electric Vehicles
Lesson 4: Electric Vehicle Benefits
Lesson 5: Electric Vehicle Challenges
Lesson 6: Costs for Electric Vehicles
Lesson 7: Operating Electric Vehicles
Lesson 8: Electric Vehicle Batteries
Lesson 9: Current Electric Vehicle Market
Lesson 10: Market Segmentation
Lesson 11: Electric Vehicle Market Drivers
Lesson 12: Forecasts for Electric Vehicle Adoption
Lesson 13: Policies and Regulations
Lesson 14: Consumer Incentives
Lesson 15: Consumer Attitudes
Lesson 16: Autonomous Vehicles and EVs
Lesson 17: Overview of Electric Vehicle Charging Infrastructure
Lesson 18: Current U.S. Electric Vehicle Charging Infrastructure
Lesson 19: Future of Public U.S. Electric Vehicle Charging Infrastructure
Lesson 20: Infrastructure Implementation Planning/Design
Lesson 21: Charging Infrastructure Implementation
Lesson 22: Electric Vehicle Impacts on the Grid
Lesson 23: Business Models for Electric Vehicle Charging Infrastructure
- Teacher: Julian Bentley