About:

ChargeCar is a new project at the CREATE Lab at the Carnegie Mellon University Robotics Institute. This project is funded thanks to the generosity of Donna Auguste (CMU alumna), David Hayes, The Heinz Endowments and Bombardier Inc.

The Guiding Principles of the ChargeCar project.

People:

• Illah Nourbakhsh (co-PI of ChargeCar; Director of CREATE)
• Gregg Podnar (co-PI of ChargeCar)
• Yoni Afek (Design Student)
• Jeff Baker (Community Intern)
• Chris Bartley (Senior Research Programmer)
• Brett Boye (Local Artist)
• Ben Brown (Project Scientist; co-PI of ChargeCar)
• Jason Campbell (Intel Labs)
• Paul Dille (Research Programmer)
• Matt Duescher (Physics Intern)
• Asa Foster (Art Student)
• Alex May (Robotics Masters Student)
• Josh Schapiro (Research Engineer)
• Alex Styler (Robotics Masters Student)
• Leland Thorpe (Robotics Masters Student)
• Rob Tisherman (Materials Science Student)

Collaborators:

We are grateful for the conversations and collaborations we have had with numerous electric vehicle groups, including:

• AllCell Technologies
• Carnegie Mellon Design Decisions Laboratory
• Carnegie Mellon Electric Industry Center
• HEVT
• Illinois Institute of Technology
• Whitacre Research Group

Readings:

We have written two papers to provide you with more information about ChargeCar's analysis of the potential for change in the urban electric car ecology:

• "Evaluating the Urban Electric Vehicle" - Learn more about the methods, motivations and mechanisms underlying the ChargeCar project.
• "Modeling Your Electric Car" - Look under the hood of our physics model to see how we calculate your commute statistics.

Links:

• 4EVRiders - A news and blog website on Electric and Plug-in Hybrid Vehicles.
• AutoblogGreen - A French/Italian car using supercapacitors.
• Building Greener Cars - Science Friday with Ira Flatow (NPR).
• Electric Auto Association - Non-profit educational organization that promotes the advancement and widespread adoption of Electric Vehicles.
• EVcast - Podcast for information on electric cars.
• EVnut - Personal website of an EV enthusiast.
• EVTV.ME - Electric car conversion videos.
• EVWorld - Providing a human face to the topic of sustainable transportation.
• FuelClinic - Online tool showing it's not what, but how you drive.
• MIT News - MIT students develop regenerative shock absorbers.
• Plug-In-America - Updates on the status of electric vehicle production from major auto manufacturers around the world.
• Zoomlife - Interesting blog on the Electric Vehicle Industry.

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Contact:

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