Education as part of the Swedish "Green Car" R&D Program

The Swedish government and the automotive industry cooperate in HEV related research programs, which primarily are carried out as postgraduate university projects. The aim is both to achieve technical results and to educate PhD graduated researchers for the industry. Two coordinated programs have resulted in an extensive network of specialists from academia and industry. A number of courses have also been developed for undergraduate students with focus on HEV related subjects. These are common for five technical universities. Special attention is paid to the hybrid vehicle drives course and how the students step by step learn to use more accurate models for simulation of HEV performance