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Battery challenge connects Columbus State students with OSU team

Student News | Tuesday, March 19, 2024

from right to left: students Russel Coughlin and Joe Borgerson and (in the blue shirt) Automotive Associate Professor Ian Andrews. The remainder of the group includes students and faculty from Ohio State University.

Pictured, from far right to left: students Russel Coughlin and Joe Borgerson and (in the blue shirt) Automotive Associate Professor Ian Andrews. The remainder of the group includes students and faculty from Ohio State University.

Several Columbus State Automotive Technology students are working alongside students from the Ohio State University Center for Automotive Research on a Battery Workforce Challenge project.

The Challenge is a three-year competition joining universities with vocational partners, community colleges, trades, and apprenticeship programs. 

The goal is to design, build, test, and integrate an advanced EV battery into a future Stellantis vehicle. The Department of Energy and Stellantis sponsor the Battery Workforce Challenge.

Earlier this month, the Columbus State/Ohio State team traveled to Detroit to present at its first judged event at a Winter Workshop. During the visit, it was revealed that the test vehicle for the competition is a new Dodge Pro Master van. While in Detroit, students and faculty were able to tour the Chrysler Tech Center and the Conner Center. 

 

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