Andrew Frank Ph.D

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Biography

Dr. Andrew Frank served as Chief Technology Officer & Board Member at Efficient Drivetrains. He is a significant industry dignitary credited as being the "Inventor" of the modern day Plug-in Hybrid Electric Vehicle. Andy has spent over 30 years in breakthrough vehicle development, during which he received two world records for vehicle fuel economy, designed of nine generations of PHEVs, and was a four-time winner of USDOE Advanced Vehicle Design competitions. He holds over 30 patents, has published over 100 papers and is an internationally recognized subject matter expert. Andy is a professor of aeronautical and mechanical engineering at the University of California, Davis, where he established the Institute for Transportation Studies (ITS-Davis) and is director of the U.S. Department of Energy's National Center of Hybrid Excellence at UC Davis. He was formerly with the University of Wisconsin and Rockwell International and holds a Ph.D. in electrical engineering from University of Southern California, and both a bachelor's and master's degrees in mechanical engineering from the University of California, Berkeley.