05/23/2022 — USU’s faculty and students successfully hosted the public event for all ages on May 19, 2022 at the EVR––recruiting tomorrow’s young engineers and enlisting future EV drivers with wireless power transfer demonstrations, EV test drives, and hands-on fun. Checkout some of the inspired faces.
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