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DASH Hosts Battery Electric Bus Familiarization Pilot

Posted July 2023

Last month, ITLC’s Program Manager James Hall and Instructional Designer Brandon Liu partnered with Virginia bus transit agency Alexandria Transit Company (DASH), to set up and deliver a pilot course for frontline technicians on the basics and familiarization of Battery Electric Buses (BEBs). Nine attendees participated in the session and actively engaged in James's lectures, exercises, and demonstrations. The two-day, 16-hour instructor-led course included hands-on activities, supplemental videos, at-bus/vehicle demonstrations, and assessments to help facilitate and build a knowledge base for BEBs throughout the transit industry. The full course offers three modules: Module One provides content on the components and systems of a BEB, Module 2 offers insight into high voltage safety and personal protective equipment, and Module 3 reviews details of BEB charging. The course will be finalized and available later this year. 

ITLC's James Hall (left) and Brandon Liu at the BEB Familiarization Pilot in Alexandria, VA

Pilot participants examining the rear interior of a High Voltage Junction Box (HVJB)