TESL 101C - Tesla Student Automotive Technician (START) Program - C

    Recent Professors
    SGriffith@riohondo.edu, FCarrillo@riohondo.edu, cmckeever@riohondo.edu
    Recent Semesters
    Winter 2026, Summer 2025, Spring 2025, Fall 2024, Spring 2024
    Class Size
    15–24 students
    Credits
    3
    Prerequisite
    TESL 101B
    Winter 2026 Sections
    View Winter 2026 sections of TESL 101C
    Transfers To
    CSU
    Description
    This course is the third in a series of four courses intended to improve student’s skills about electric vehicle (EV) applications and the technology used at Tesla, Inc. The course covers service readiness, service center procedures, high voltage charging including equipment needed to charge the battery, introduction to the CAN language used in the vehicle and vehicle interface with charger unit, introduction to the penthouse controls and charging power control center, HV controller, and driver interaction with the vehicle commands, meter and scope introduced to the inverter and DC/DC power control diagnosis. New model Palladium features are also introduced as they are being used in several vehicles now.
    Usually Held
    Mon Tue Wed 7:00am–9:50am, Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri 7:00am–9:05am