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RMIT University

Electric Mobility in the Age of Climate Change

RMIT University and European Institute of Innovation and Technology (EIT) via FutureLearn

Overview

Understand how cities implement an EV infrastructure

Cities across Europe are delivering electric vehicle infrastructure to reduce carbon emissions and meet their climate change targets. To do this, good policy intervention and effective design and delivery is essential.

On this two-week course, you’ll gain an understanding of the electric vehicle market and its uptake across Europe in personal, commercial, and heavy vehicles.

You’ll look at the cultural shift of expanding electric vehicle adoption and how to overcome the challenges of this implementation.

Explore urban transformation and electric mobility

Electric mobility requires urban transformation, which can present many issues including retrofitting existing infrastructure and buildings.

You’ll understand how to address these challenges to aid the expansion of electric mobility. You’ll learn from current trends in the delivery of EV infrastructure in Europe and discover how this impacts the low-carbon transition to tackle climate change.

Delve into the principles and practice of carbon neutrality

As you explore the implementation of EV systems, you’ll delve into case studies from around the world to gain practical knowledge of electric mobility.

With this understanding, you’ll be able to unpack the difference between principles and practice in carbon neutrality to discover how a city can truly become net-zero.

Understand sustainable urban development with the experts at RMIT University

Throughout the course, you’ll be guided by the specialists at RMIT University to ensure you gain a solid understanding of how electric mobility can help achieve climate change targets in Europe.

This course is designed for anyone interested in sustainable urban development.

You may already be working in urban planning or development or you may be wishing to pursue a career in these fields.

Syllabus

  • Currents trends in the delivery of EV infrastructure in Europe
    • Low carbon transition in cities
    • Urban transformation and electric mobility
    • Integration of EV infrastructure
    • Weekly wrap
  • Implementation of EV systems
    • Buildings
    • Impact of electric vehicles on the public realm
    • Trends, policy and interventions
    • Weekly wrap

Taught by

Spiros Soulis

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