Electric vehicle charger donation powers up CAVS
From left to right, CKR Solar representative Joe Ward presents Chargepoint electric vehicle chargers to MSU Center for Advanced Vehicular Systems Senior Research Engineer Angela Card, CAVS Research Engineer Tyler Hannis and Matthew Riggsbee, MSU EcoCAR team member and graduate student in MSU’s Bagley College of Engineering. (Photo by Jonah Holland | Public Affairs
Mississippi State University’s Center for Advanced Vehicular Systems is growing its electric vehicle power capacity thanks to a donation of two Chargepoint EV chargers from CKR Solar.
The Florida-based solar, energy storage and home technology company delivered the chargers to CAVS earlier this month, enhancing the ability for CAVS researchers and members of the EcoCAR student competition team to charge electric vehicles. CAVS is currently home to MSU’s only public electric vehicle charger, which was installed in 2011.
“As the number of electric vehicles on the road grows, so does the need for EV infrastructure, and we appreciate this support of the EV infrastructure right here at our building,” said CAVS Director Clay Walden. “We are using electric vehicles as part of our innovative off-road autonomy research, and MSU’s EcoCAR team is pushing the limits of what a commercial EV can do. New EV chargers will help that work continue to flourish.”
MSU is a lead partner for the Mississippi Alabama Georgia Network for Electric Vehicle Technologies, or MAGNET, a National Science Foundation-funded effort led by the University of Alabama to grow the regional EV manufacturing supply chain through use-inspired research, economic development and workforce development.
The MSU EcoCAR team works in the CAVS high bay to implement an all-electric powertrain, as well as connected and autonomous features, into a Cadillac LYRIQ, preparing students to work at the cutting edge of the automotive industry.
This fall, MSU will become the first Southeastern Conference campus to debut an electric-autonomous shuttle system, creating more opportunities for research collaborations related to new mobility systems.
For more information about MSU’s Center for Advanced Vehicular Systems, visit www.cavs.msstate.edu.
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James Carskadon | High Performance Computing Collaboratory
