Caltech and the Origins of Electric Vehicles
May 30, 2024
Ramo Auditorium
| Time | Speaker/Title |
|---|---|
| 4:00-5:30 pm |
(Beckman Lawn) - Food truck will be on-site - Display of the EV1 (courtesy of Petersen Automotive Museum) - Display of AC Propulsion tZero (courtesy of Scott Sorbé) - Caltech student electric vehicle demos |
| 5:30-7:00 pm |
Session 1 Wally Rippel (BS ’68) Caltech, MIT, and the Great Electric Car Race Alec Brooks (PhD ’81) and Wally Rippel (BS ’68) The Creation of Modern Electric Cars: Aerovironment, the Sunraycer, the Impact, and the General Motors EVI |
| 7:00-7:15 pm | Break |
| 7:15-8:15 pm |
Session 2 Tom Gage (former president of AC Propulsion) joins Wally and Alec to discuss: AC Propulsion, tZero and the Technology Handoff to Tesla |
| 8:15-8:30 pm | Cars and the Future of Electrification |
