The following links represent a number of excellent sites to explore information on a variety of sectors including Automotive, Aerospace, Energy, Military and Workforce development. Related technologies, projects and initiatives that AVRC is either associated with or supporting strategically may be found below:
Dick Dell, President, CEO and Founder of the AVRC, passed away early Sunday morning on the 26th of February with his family close by. More information as well as the date and time of the Reception is available Here
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-Videos – This link leads the viewer to our video collection. This includes ads from companies we work with like AD Motors and others, as well as press releases.
-Project Get Ready – Project Get Ready is a non-profit initiative led by Rocky Mountain Institute, in conjunction with a wide array of partners and technical advisors. Visit their website to learn more about Project Get Ready and the steps being taken for a green mobility revolution of plug in vehicles.
-Project Get Ready – Project Get Ready is a non-profit initiative led by Rocky Mountain Institute, in conjunction with a wide array of partners and technical advisors. Visit their website to learn more about Project Get Ready and the steps being taken for a green mobility revolution of plug in vehicles.
-Build your own mobile Hydrogen generation and refueling station – This ‘Design and Build’ document was funded by the Department of Energy and developed by AVRC along with the North Carolina Solar Center at NCSU. This document gives precise technical information, guidance, resources and diagrams for learning how to build a Mobile Hydrogen Generation and Refueling station.
- Vehicle Electrification: More than Fuel Economy -Vehicle electrification may involve simply replacing inefficient belt and gear driven under-the-hood auxiliaries (pumps, heating/air conditioning, cooling fans, etc.) with efficient electric powered ones. It can also combine electric propulsion with internal combustion engines (ICEs) in various parallel, series, and plug-in hybrid configurations to increase efficiencies, or eliminate the ICE entirely by replacing it with full electric propulsion, such as in a battery or fuel cell powered vehicle. click here to read more…
- New Energy for America – America has always risen to great challenges and our dependence on oil is one of the greatest we have ever faced. It’s a threat to our national security, our planet and our economy. Read the New Energy for America plan here.
- Liquid Sodium Borohydride Fuel Cell – We are looking for partners to support developing large-scale Rechargeable Fuel Cells (RFCs). The RFC’s offer the advantage of being continually recharged via normal electrical recharging techniques without the need for adding additional fuel to the cells. The proprietary NPL RFC is the first fully integrated rechargeable fuel cell that will be brought to market. The second class of products, the “Re-fuel-able” fuel cells, offer 10X higher energy and power densities than RFCs, but require additional liquid fuel reactants when depleted.
- News Articles
Advanced Vehicle Research Center drives change in electric vehicles
- U.S. Department of Energy EERE (Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy) Programs:
- Autonomous Vehicles, Military & Off-Road Ride and Handling related programs:
- Energy Related Companies, Associations, Initiatives and News Articles:
Electric Vehicles: History & Future
- Aerospace Initiatives:
The NADC-AVRC North Carolina Aerospace Workforce Development Strategic Plan
- The Space Economy:
Space Ports; Wave of the Future
Virginia Governor Tim Kaine Signs ‘ZeroGravity, ZeroTax’ Into Law
Buzz Aldrin, the second man on the Moon, issues a warning that America must invest now in NASA
- MORTTS – Military Off-Road Test and Training Site
- Education and Workforce Development
Careers in the Automotive Industry
Teachers, this link is for helping you show students more about careers in the automotive industry. Your students like to ride in them, plan to drive one and hope to own one, but do they know they could also have a career designing cars? Inspire them by taking them inside Ford Motor Company to see how designers and engineers use math to steer their direction.
This link will take you to the Alternative Fuels Training and Career Placement program implemented at Nash Community College for Fall 2008 developed by The Advanced Vehicle Research Center using online NAFTC course material.
Teaching Institute for Excellence in STEM
AVRC Lessons Learned in Corporate Mentorship Network Development
FIRST Robotics Competition (FRC)
- Regional
Institute for Advanced Learning and Research
NCSU Department of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering
Directions to the AVRC Office and Lab at the NCSU MAE Annex Building
Institute for Transportation Research and Education
