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GRAND
CHALLENGESAND
ASPIRATIONS
TheUniversityofWindsorhas recast
itsstrategic researchpriorities into
fourGrandChallenges:Healthy
Great Lakes; Viable,HealthyandSafe
Communities; Sustainable Industry;
andUnderstandingBorders. These
GrandChallengesarebasedonour
geographic locationandourhistoric
researchstrengths. Collectively, they
defineusand tell theexternalworldour
aspirationsandgoals.
UWINDSOR
RESEARCH
MEETING
THEGRAND
CHALLENGEOF
SUSTAINABLE
INDUSTRYTODAY
EXTENDINGTHE
FRONTIERSOF
ELECTRICVEHICLE
TECHNOLOGYTHROUGH
SCIENTIFICRESEARCH
AND INNOVATION
WHYNOTANELECTRICVEHICLE?
Theconceptofelectricvehicleshasbeen
around foravery long time.Nonewdesign
basedon theavailable technologyhas
proven tobea truealternative toexisting
gasolinevehicles in termsofoverallcost,
drivingrange (mileage)andcharging time.
In the lastdecade,however,significant
progresswasmade in termsof technology
innovationandaffordability. If that trend
continues,expertsbelieve thatelectric
vehicleswilldominate themarketby2025.
