This grant was awarded to create The Indiana Advanced Electric Vehicle Training and Education Consortium (I-AEVtec).
The goal of this consortium is to educate and train the workforce needed to design, manufacture, and maintain advanced electric vehicles and the associated infrastructure.
This goal includes creating online courses related to batteries, fuel cells, motors, controls, electric vehicles, and environmental impact.
As part of this grant, Purdue created an event called the Electric Vehicle Grand Prix.
[2] In 2011, a second event took place at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway where teams would compete in the International evGrand Prix.
[3] However, the National Gas Grand Prix was canceled after only two teams purchased karts for the race.
On October 25, 2014, five EV and five gas karts competed on the same track for the first time in Purdue history.
Cary Racing swept the front row with a gas kart on pole, and an EV starting second.