The Purdue Electric Vehicle Grand Prix was launched in 2010 as part of Purdue’s electric vehicle initiative. Funded by a $6 million federal grant, Purdue partnered with the leading technical universities and colleges in Indiana to establish a program to educate and train the workforce needed to design, manufacture and maintain advanced electric vehicles, and formed the Indiana Advanced Electric Ve
hicle Training and Education Consortium (I-AEVtec). The I-AEVtec will develop and offer Certificates, as well as Associate degrees for training vehicle technicians, BS and MS degree programs for design and manufacturing engineers in the electric vehicle industry and a Certificate program in electric vehicle safety for emergency responders. A leading engineering and technology university, Purdue seeks to train students and the Indiana workforce to deliver and maintain the electric vehicles of tomorrow. The Purdue Electric Vehicle Grand Prix event represents an innovative approach to developing a next generation of automobile that is fully powered by electricity. Using electric powered go-karts, it is an event that can inspire students to commit their creative energies to develop future electric vehicle technologies that will secure sustainable and environmentally responsible transportation for future generations.
