RESEARCH
APECL’s Main Research Areas Include:
- Electric vehicle pilot demonstration and ecosystem development;
- Automated and connected vehicle controls;
- Energy-efficient mobility systems;
- EV battery recycling & reuse
- Hybrid and electric powertrain controls;
- Engine and aftertreatment system control;
- Nonlinear control theory;
- Vehicle-to-X (vehicle, infrastructure, grid, building) solutions;
- Human decisions;
- Rural mobility science.
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APECL’s Major Sponsors Include:
– U.S Department of Energy
– Tennessee Department of Transportation
– Cummins Inc.
– DENSO North America Foundation
– DENSO Manufacturing Tennessee, Inc.
– Nissan North America