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DRIVE
Technology, Performance and Testing of Plug-In Electric Vehicles
CONNECT
Infrastructure Technology for Plug-In Electric Vehicles
LAUNCH
Policy, Outreach and Education for a Successful Plug-In Electric Vehicle Market
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Tuesday, July 19
10:30 am – 12:00 pm

Session D1:
PEVs in the Real World – Initial Test Results
Test results, data and analysis of the first deployments of passenger car PEVs in consumer and fleet applications

Speakers

Jim Francfort, Idaho National Laboratory

Christine Lee, Electric Power Research Institute

Mark Perry, Nissan North America

Session C1:
Electric Vehicles and the Smart Grid

Technologies required to fully integrate electric vehicles and the smart grid

Speakers

Don Karner, ECOtality

Bret Sewell, Coulomb Technologies, Inc.

Slav Berezin,
Chevrolet

Session L1:
Commercialization of the Plug-In Electric Vehicle

Discussion of automakers' plans for launching new EV and PEV products and technologies

Speakers

Richard Steinberg, BMW of North America, LLC

James Chen, Tesla

Mike Tinskey, Ford Motor Company

Geri Yoza, Toyota Motor Sales, U.S.A., Inc.

1:30 pm – 3:00 pm

Session D2:
Next Generation Technologies for PEVs

Battery and powertrain component technologies for the next generation of PEVs

Speakers

Ken Stewart, Protean Electric

Jon Bereisa, Auto Lectrification, LLC

Pamela Fletcher, Chevrolet

Session C2:
PEV Infrastructure Deployment – What Have We Learned?

Results from the EV Project and other regional PEV infrastructure initiatives

Speakers

Joel Pointon, San Diego Gas & Electric

Fernando Baptista and Zé Rui Marques, Novabase

Jonathan Read, ECOtality

Michael Jones, Coulomb Technologies, Inc.

Session L2:
Low Carbon Fuel Standards and Other Game-Changing Policies for PEVs
An expert panel will discuss the status of state and national LCFS efforts and other policies with significant impact to transportation electrification

Speakers

Thomas Bradley,
Colorado State University

Watson Collins, Northeast Utilities

Joachim Taiber, Clemson University

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Wednesday, July 20
8:30 am – 10:00 am

Session D3:
Natural Resources for Electric Vehicles

A discussion on lithium, rare earth and other resources for EVs, and the life-cycle environmental impacts of electric vehicles

Speakers

Jeremy Neubauer, National Renewable Energy Laboratory

Jan Tytgat, Umicore Battery Recycling

Vikram Rao, Research Triangle Energy Consortium

Session C3:
Electric Utility Infrastructure Programs

Electric utility business models and pilot programs for residential, workplace and public electric vehicle infrastructure

Speakers

Chantal Guimont, Hydro-Québec

Seth Gerber, Consumers Energy

Haukur Asgeirsson, DTE Energy

Jessica Bishop, Duke Energy

Session L3:
PEV Readiness - Regional Case Studies

Examples of local and community planning for PEV adoption

Speakers

Jeff Barghout, Advanced Energy

Paul Mitchell, Energy Systems Network

John Parker, Orange County Government, Florida

Diane Wittenberg, California Plug-In Electric Vehicle Collaborative

Julia Jones, CPS Energy

 

10:30 am – 12:00 pm

Session D4:
Fleet and Commercial Plug-In Vehicles

Real-world test results and performance of the first commercial electric vehicle fleet demonstrations

Speakers

Matt Jarmuz, Odyne

Mike Allison, Duke Energy

Efrain Ornelas, Pacific Gas & Electric Co.

Jack Hidary, Hertz

Session C4:
DC Fast Charging – Technology, Economics and Deployment

An examination of DC fast charging as an enabling infrastructure technology for battery electric vehicles

Speakers

Gery Kissel, Chevrolet

Mike Nicholas, University of California, Davis

David Patterson, Mitsubishi Motors R&D of America, Inc.

Kristen Helsel, AeroVironment, Inc.

Session L4:
Consumer Viewpoints – Expectations Toward PEVs and Charging Options

Research and surveys on consumer responses to electric vehicles and charging options

Speakers

Justin Woodjack, University of California, Davis

Rob Peterson, Chevrolet

Chad McGhie, Tennessee Valley Authority

Matthew Bingham, Veritas Economic Consulting


1:30 pm – 3:00 pm

Session D5:
Planes, Trains, and Trucks
Industrial electric vehicle technologies and applications for ports, airports, factories, and mines

Speakers

Andra Rogers, Electric Power Research Institute

Mike Rigsby, P&H MinePro Services

Bryan Roy, New West Technologies, LLC

Rachel Bingham, Charlotte Douglas International Airport

Session C5:
Grid Integration of Plug-In Vehicles

Assessing the grid impacts of PEV charging and adapting the grid to both near-term and long-term PEV market projections

Speakers

Karen Smith, Salt River Project

Angelo Giumento and Charles Desbiens, Hydro-Québec

Morgan Davis, Electric Power Research Institute

Session L5:
Plug-In Ready Students – PEV Educational Programs

How to build PEV educational programs for primary, secondary and college/university curricula

Speakers

Chelsea Sexton, Lightning Rod Foundation

Bryan Coley, Southern Company

Al Ebron, National Alternative Fuels Training Consortium

3:30 pm – 5:00 pm

Session D6:
PEV Motor Sports and Vehicle Competitions

The role of motor sports and competition in the development of plug-in vehicles

Speakers

Steve Wesoloski, X-Prize Foundation

Bob Larsen, Argonne National Laboratory

Mark Dill, Indianapolis Motor Speedway

Session C6:
Playing the Market – V2G and Other Grid Services from PEVs

What are the technological and economic enabling factors for V2G or other participation of PEVs in electricity markets?

Speakers

Ken Huber, Huber Consulting

Robert Entriken, Electric Power Research Institute

Nicole Taheri, Stanford University

Session L6:
Cost Reduction Strategies for Vehicles and Infrastructure
Near-term approaches to improve customer and manufacturing economics of PEV adoption

Speakers

Jennifer Hasani, IBI Group

Manoj Karwa, Leviton

Arun Banskota, NRG Energy

Marcus Alexander, Electric Power Research Institute

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Thursday, July 21
8:30 am – 10:00 am

Session D7:
The Next Generation of Plug-In Vehicles

Where do PEVs go from here? What technologies, vehicle platforms and features are necessary to take range, performance and durability to the next level?

Speakers

Srdjan Lukic, North Carolina State University

Ammon Balaster, Eetrex

Jit Bhattacharya, Mission Motors

Session C7:
The Connected Vehicle –
A Long-Term Vision

The electric grid can support over 100 million plug-in vehicles. Come and see for yourself.

Speakers

Mark McGranaghan, Electric Power Research Institute

Roland Lartigue, Siemens Energy, Inc.

Mike Rowand, Duke Energy

Session L7:
Plug-In Electric Vehicle Readiness for All

A discussion of how local, state, and national PEV readiness activities can produce the infrastructure, education and awareness necessary for mainstream PEV adoption

Speakers

Chris Vournakis, Southern California Edison

Mike Waters, Progress Energy

Enid Joffe, Clean Fuel Connection, Inc.

James Ellis, Tennessee Valley Authority


 

 
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