Aspire Open House 2025

The ASPIRE Research Center is opening its gates to the greater public on July 17th, 2025, from 6:00-8:00 p.m. in a family-friendly event filled with interactive STEM exhibits and demonstrations of “world first” innovations developed right here, in the heart of Cache Valley. Utahns big and small are invited to visit ASPIRE’s state-of-the-art Electric Vehicle & Roadway (EVR) research facility on Utah State University’s Innovation Campus. Discover how ASPIRE is shaping the future of sustainable transportation through pioneering research, cross-disciplinary innovation, and cutting-edge technology – collaborating to advance statewide electrification efforts. Learn more at utahelectrification.com

Exhibits & Highlights

Meet the innovators leading Utah’s electrification efforts – researchers, staff, students, and local industry representatives.

Learn about “world first” transportation innovations developed right here in Utah

Tour the EVR Test Track to see demonstrations of real-life inventions, including:

• • Roads that can charge vehicles as they drive
  • World’s first 1 Megawatt wireless charger for medium- and heavy-duty vehicles
  • Electric truck prototypes

Test your skills with toy RC cars on a wireless charging track

Demo and learn about electrified transportation technologies:

• • Electric vehicles (EV)
  • eBikes
  • E-aviation applications

Join one of our walk-in presentations on the 2nd floor of the ASPIRE EVR starting at either 6:00 or 7:00 p.m.