Batteries are driving innovation beyond household items. At Ohio State, engineers are advancing battery-powered transportation to build a more sustainable future.
Shawn Midlam-Mohler is advancing battery-powered mobility as a researcher and educator at Ohio State's Center for Automotive Research (CAR).
CAR is a facility buzzing with innovation, from cutting-edge battery testing labs to student-led projects like Formula SAE and EcoCar. As Midlam-Mohler puts it, “the passion is amazing.”
Meanwhile, two Ohio State professors partnered with the Central Ohio Transit Authority (COTA) to explore an electric bus system, advancing sustainable public transit.
Marcello Canova and Stephanie Stockar study how traffic and passenger load impact electric bus energy use, creating models to help COTA optimize deployment and a transition in public transportation.
“We will be building and expanding our testing facilities to test and certify all technologies that will ultimately make their way into electric buses.”– Marcello Canova
The future of what batteries can bring to the world is bright, and thanks to the brilliance of these Ohio State researchers, the possibilities for what can be achieved with time are limitless.