EV

EVs in the classroom lead to higher — and hire — education

McMaster students work on Cadillac Lyriq
In an effort to win the EcoCAR EV Challenge, about 150 McMaster University students are reengineering a Cadillac Lyriq with electric motors that don’t use rare-earth materials, eliminating a choke point in the EV supply chain. (MCMASTER UNIVERSITY)
September 23, 2024 12:14 PM

There’s a pair of new-generation electric motors wired to the Cadillac Lyriq’s front and rear axles while the factory propulsion unit is on a pallet gathering dust. The crossover parked inside the McMaster Automotive Resource Centre (MARC) is unlike any in a dealership.

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