Washington, DC - On Thursday, July 22, 2010, the Department of Energy will host an electric vehicle workshop at DOE Headquarters in Washington, DC, bringing together more than 150 city officials, vehicle manufacturers, utility companies and other stakeholders. The workshop will help participants better coordinate their efforts to expand the availability and use of electric cars, trucks and buses by discussing the infrastructure investments needed to support the broad deployment of plug-in electric vehicles. Throughout the day, the workshop will focus the discussion on high-impact steps regions can pursue in the near-term to better prepare for electric-drive vehicles. In August, the Department of Energy will release a short summary of the lessons learned from panel discussions with leading local governments, utilities, and carmakers.
Local leadership will play an important part in the Administration's overall efforts to build a broad market for plug-in electric vehicles that will lower carbon pollution, reduce our reliance on oil, and spur U.S. economic growth.
As part of the Department of Energy's $12 billion investment in advanced vehicle technologies, DOE is investing more than $5 billion to electrify America's transportation sector. This includes eight demonstration projects funded under the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act, which will help deploy 13,000 new, grid-connected vehicles and put 20,000 charging stations in residential, commercial and public locations nationwide over the next few years.
This workshop builds on the Department's ongoing programs to support the development, manufacturing and deployment of the batteries, components, vehicles and chargers necessary to reach President Obama's goal of 1 million plug-in electric vehicles on the road by 2015. More information on DOE's advanced vehicle investments is available in the recently released report, "Recovery Act Investments: Transforming America's Transportation Sector" (pdf - 341 kb).
| WHAT: | Plug-in Vehicle and Infrastructure Community Readiness Workshop |
| WHEN: | Thursday, July 22, 2010
8:30 AM - 5:15 PM *Agenda below* |
| WHERE: | Department of Energy Headquarters
1000 Independence Ave. SW Washington, DC 20585 |
| WHO: | Department of Energy Officials with local government representatives, automakers, utilities and other stakeholders |
| RSVP: | Due to security and space constraints, please RSVP to Ebony Meeks at ebony.meeks@hq.doe.gov or (202) 586-4940. |
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PLUG-IN VEHICLE AND INFRASTRUCTURE WORKSHOP AGENDA: |
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| 8:30 - 8:45 | Welcoming Remarks and Workshop Purpose
David Sandalow, Assistant Secretary for Policy and International Affairs, DOE |
| 8:45- 9:15 | Case Study: Oregon's Plug-in Vehicle and Infrastructure Plan
Rick Wallace, Oregon Department of Energy |
| 9:15 - 11:00 | Panel Discussion: Planning, Processes, Financing, and Partnerships
Moderator: Don Karner, ECOtality Panelists: Paul Mitchell, Energy Systems Network (IN); Susan Freedman, San Diego Association of Governments (CA); Colleen Crowinshield, Pima Association of Governments (AZ); Rick Wallace, Oregon Department of Energy; Laura Spanjian, City of Houston (TX) |
| 11:00 - 12:00 | Facilitated Discussion on Community Best Practices |
| 12:00 - 1:00 | Lunch |
| 1:00 - 2:45 | Auto Industry Perspectives on Building Plug-in Vehicle Markets
Moderator: Patrick Davis, U.S. Department of Energy Panelists: Tracy Woodard, Nissan; Britta Gross, GM; Douglas Greenhaus, National Automobile Dealers Association; Nancy Gioia, Ford |
| 2:45-3:00 | Remarks
Matt Rogers, Senior Advisor to the Secretary of Energy, DOE |
| 3:15 - 4:45 | Utilities' Roles in Developing Plug-in Vehicle Initiatives
Moderator: Richard Lowenthal, Coulomb Panelists: Larry Alford, Austin Energy; Bob Graham, Southern California Edison; Mike Rowand, Duke Energy; James Ellis, TVA |
| 4:45-5:15 | Closing |
Media contact(s):
(202) 586-4940
