March 2nd to 4th - Doing an EV Conversion for Personal Use

Electro Automotive in collaboration with the Green Team (Breathe California, SV Clean Cities Coalition, ETDC) and Auto Diagnostics will be conducting a three-day EV Tech Training Program on March 2nd to 4th. The EVTT Program™ will provide training on the technology of electric vehicles, with the goal of developing a trained workforce for the emerging job sector of green transportation as well as educating potential electric vehicle buyers and users. Material covered will include performance, cost, environmental, and energy aspects of electric vehicles; AC vs. DC systems; components of the vehicles; conversion of internal combustion vehicles to electric power; driving, charging, and maintenance; troubleshooting; and more.  Vehicle components and a running vehicle will be on hand.  For more details, please click here.

Fees: 1st day: $100; 2nd day $275; 3rd day $275 (10 % discount for 3-day registration if paid by cash or check)

The training will be held at Breathe California, 1469 Park Ave, San Jose, CA 95126. For more information, please call Patricia Tind 408-998-5865.

Green Team Now Offering Green Vehicle Training Courses

The Green Team (Silicon Valley Clean Cities Coalition, Breathe California, and the Electronic Transportation Development Center (ETDC)) is offering a series of green transportation technical classes taught by their stakeholder member Green Transportation Workforce Development, Inc (GTWD).

The target audience for the workforce development training is fleet technicians, automotive shops, returning veterans and hobbyist. The following four 50-hour classes are offered: electric vehicles, hybrid electric vehicles, compressed natural gas vehicles, and infrastructure.

Read more:
Green transportation workforce training – Is it really needed? By Examiner.com

The First Responder Safety Training

The National Alternative Fuels Training Consortium's First Responder Safety Training features a suite of modern technology products and training for electric drive vehicles. Participants learn important information needed to safely respond to accidents involving these vehicles. These topics include key vehicle and fuel properties and characteristics, vehicle components, vehicle identification and recommended first responder procedures.

The NAFTC's First Responder Safety Training is available through the Clean Cities Learning Program(CCLP) and the Advanced Electric Drive Vehicle Education Program.

Stanford Univ installs new EV Charging Stations

Parking & Transportation Services has installed six new J1722 electric vehicle (EV) charging stations on campus. Two new charging stations were installed at each of these locations: Parking Structure 5, Stanford Visitor Center, and Tresidder Memorial Union. (View Stanford's Parking & Circulation Map [PDF]).

The charging session fee is $3 per hour. The pricing is designed to manage demand and encourage multiple short-duration charging sessions (for example, campus visitors or commuters who may occasionally need to "top off" their battery, as opposed to an all-day charge for a single vehicle).

Customers make payments through the ChargePoint network, which accepts payments via ChargePass Cards and contactless credit cards, or by phone using a standard credit card.

The chargers were provided through a Department of Energy grant to the ChargePoint America program. New chargers have the SAE J1772 connector for 240V charging, which is the new standard adopted by automobile manufacturers, as well as standard 120V outlets. These chargers are compatible with the Nissan Leaf, Chevy Volt, and upcoming models, such as the plug-in Prius. One 240V SPI charger, compatible with older-generation electric vehicles, also remains available at Parking Structure 5.

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