Wayne State to offer advanced battery class

Wayne State University is one of the latest colleges to add a course in advanced-battery technology.

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The latest advanced-battery course offering, announced Monday by Wayne State University and the Michigan Department of Energy, Labor and Economic Growth, is being offered to employed automotive engineers as well as laid-off engineers.

The advanced hybrid electric battery course is part of the State of Michigan's Academy for Green Mobility, a program designed to prepare automotive engineers for renewable energy jobs.

Wayne State's course starts Sept. 7 and will teach students about battery system design, applications and interconnectivity with hybrid electric vehicle systems.

"This will help the state move forward with this emerging technology," said CP Yeh, chair of Wayne State's division of engineering technology.

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