Source: TUMI / Future Learn

An updated TUMI (Transformative Urban Mobility Initiative) six-week e-learning course, Exploring the World of Electric Mobility: Key Concepts and Strategies, is available for enrollment, in both English and Spanish.

The updated course launches on October 7. Participants will learn how e-mobility can help create sustainable cities, with a comprehensive overview of issues relating to electric mobility. Topics include technology, policy, and environmental perspectives, and the course will enable participants to understand and develop mobility solutions for sustainable cities.

The technology aspect will cover how electric vehicles including bicycles, buses and cars are constructed and powered, and will look at the technical components of e-mobility, from batteries’ raw materials to charging modes and infrastructure.

The policy aspect will review government policies and implementation strategies in regard to e-mobility, and a discussion on how electric vehicles can be used to create more liveable cities and a greener economy.

The environmental aspect will enable participants to assess the costs and benefits of e-mobility, covering topics such as energy consumption, battery recycling, and gender equity in transport. Case studies will demonstrate how innovations in e-mobility have helped make transport systems around the world more sustainable.

You can enroll on the course here.