The Department of EEE, Faculty of Engineering (FE), American International University-Bangladesh (AIUB) organized Dr Anwarul Abedin’s lecture series titled “Electric Vehicle – Challenges and Opportunities” at AIUB’s auditorium on Thursday.
The seminar was organized in honour of AIUB’s founder Chairman Dr Anwarul Abedin who catalysed substantial transformation in the educational sector of the country, reads a press release issued on Tuesday.
Distinguished speaker Prof Akhtar Kalam, deputy chair, academic board, Engineering Institute of Technology (EIT), Melbourne, Australia, discussed the possible impact of electric vehicles (EVs) on modern society, the factors impeding the widespread adoption of the technology across the world, and the future scope of research in this area.
At the beginning of his talk, Prof Kalam discussed the factors that provide incentives for research on electric vehicles.
He listed the biggest challenges that modern society currently faces, such as environmental pollution, high cost of energy, explosive population growth, etc. Prof Kalam drew attention to the fact that despite being more expensive up front, electric vehicles are cheaper in the long run due to lower cost per unit distance.
He informed the audience about the Vehicle to Grid (V2G) scheme employed in Australia and discussed prospects for the eventual implementation of the Vehicle to Everything (V2X) scheme.
At the end of the program, Prof Dr Md Abdur Rahman, pro vice-vhancellor, AIUB concluded the session with his closing remarks and handed over a token of appreciation to the distinguished speaker.
