Fully Electric Challenge
Note: This resource was created by Ben Hunt, Josh Wallis, Irma Houmadi, and Lauren Cooper. It was run in the Summer of 2021. This page is maintained as an archive of their work only.
The Fully Electric Challenge is an online course developed by WMG Graduates on the Graduate Development Scheme and delivered in collaboration with the Smallpeice Trust. It gives an overview of the electrification of transport and how this translates to the electrification of wider society. Its suitable for for Year 11 students. On this site you will find instructions for all of the activities created for the course.
Activities
Students will have the opportunity to design and build an electric vehicle from the ground up using engineering concepts and processes. In teams, students pitch their designs to peers and sell the features of their optimised design.
The course will provide valuable insight into the variety of career paths open to students where they can contribute to a more sustainable future.
Aims of the Course:
1.Understand EVs and energy storage systems - why they are important for electrification of the transport industry.
2.Use case studies to illustrate and understand the different vehicle requirements and how vehicle design is important for the different transport sectors.
3.Understand the challenges and solutions to the widespread incorporation of EVs in wider society.
4.Understand the challenges of resourcing and waste management within electrification and how governmental policy is guiding this.
5.Discover the variety of careers available to you as part of The Green Revolution and understand how you can get into said careers.
Activity Set Up
Welcome Engineers!
Thank you for signing up to join one of our vehicle designs team to create a new electric vehicle for our customers. We have organised a week of activities and guest speakers to provide you with the knowledge and skills to understand the requirements and create a prototype design for a new EV.
To help you create the best designs possible we want to give you an overview of the electrification of transport and how this translates to the electrification of wider society. From Marketing to Maths, Physics to Policy, the activities & guest lectures will give you an insight into what is really going on to generate the Green Revolution! We will also be sure to let you know how you can continue to get involved in the future too!
In order to complete the activities that formed the Fully Electric Callenge you will require the follwing items along with the components included in the Fully Electric kit (component list given below):
All of the components within the Fully Electric Kit can be purchased from KitronikLink opens in a new window. The fully set of components within the kit are given below. Within your kit, you should also have a BBC connect & code micro:bit pack. We ask that you please check that your micro bit is working correctly by following the set-up instructionsLink opens in a new window and also that you install Microsoft MakeCodeLink opens in a new window.
Activity Schedule
Day 1- Motivations for Electrification
Day 2- Electric Vehicle Design
Day 3- Electric Ecosystems
Will my battery work? - Data Analysis
Resolving the challenge of Energy Management
Day 4- Environmental Challenges