Free Online Course on Sustainable Mobility

Free Online Course on Sustainable Mobility - IFP School MOOC

After successfully completing this course, participants will be able to:
  Identify the different energies sources, the importance of oil and how it is used in transport and its consequences regarding the environment
  Explain the operation of a 4-stroke engine
  Explain the specifications of gasoline and diesel and the objectives of each unit during the crude refining process
  Explain the engine’s efficiency, the power and the torque
  Explain the formation of pollutant emissions, identify the techniques used to reduce emissions and consumption and finally identify the different after treatment systems
  List the pros and the cons of hybrids and explain how they work; list the various alternative fuels used, and finally describe possible solutions for reducing dependency on petroleum products –e.g. car sharing or ecodriving.
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