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Hybrid boom to profit battery firms
Industry experts say that in the near future Li-Ion batteries will replace nickel hydrogen batteries, which today enjoy around 95 percent of the global market for use in hybrid electric cars. According to JP Morgan, the global EV market will expand from 740,000 units this year to around 12.9 million units by 2020.
Nissan’s new Leaf: An EV and charging stations too
Recognizing that consumers won’t go for battery-powered vehicles if supplying them with juice isn’t cheap and convenient, the company is working with electric utilities, private organizations and all levels of government to set up networks of charging stations. The Leaf is expected to go on sale in the U.S., Europe and Japan late next year.
EV Li-Ion Battery Forum 2009 – Day One – 2 September
As all the delegates arrive from various parts of the world, the conference shall duly begin in earnest at exactly 8:30. After a short coffee & tea session, Mr Bonomi, the conference Content Strategy Director, will give a brief speech welcoming all present to the conference. Do make sure that you are there on time for the speed networking session at around 9:10 as an interesting method of delegate interaction will be used to help you get to know others.
The morning will contain four presentations of 30 minutes duration based around the topic of EV application results & feedback with a panel session held before lunch focusing on exactly what potential consumers of Li-ion vehicle batteries in Asia want and how batteries need to change in the future in order to accommodate these demands. Lunch will be conducted at 12:50 and delegates will have the opportunity to visit various exhibition booths present outside the conference hall.
In the afternoon, Li-Ion battery safety will be discussed with researchers from Toyota and LG Chem providing their knowledge on relevant matters. There will be three presentations in total followed by refreshments at around 4.
The final presentation will be about a case study from Rome & Lyon on the electric urban bus transport system (using Sodium/Nickelchloride batteries) used there. A panel session will end the day with the topic being “Marketing To End Users The Residual Value Of The Li-ion Battery Pack To Lower The Costs Of Electric Vehicles”.
After a long day of productive presentations and discussions, delegates and speakers will be invited to a special drinks reception with champagne and other premium drinks on offer. Speakers, panellists and delegates will come together to discuss the day’s topics in a more relaxed atmosphere. At this time we will also pick the winner of a gift. Make sure you remember to enter the raffle before the end of the last session.
Should you be interested in finding out more information and even earlier than the first day, you are welcome to attend the pre-conference workshops on 1 September. There will be 3 workshops in total focusing, chronologically, on business models for the industry, electric vehicle configurations and battery manufacturing topics. You can choose to register separately for just the workshops if you are not keen on attending the 3 day conference itself.
Please email me should you have any further queries or seek to obtain any further information. If you are interested in asking questions of the speakers then please do not hesitate to take this unique and rare opportunity to get to know them and do send me an email outlining your request.
Suhas Bhat
suhas@ev-li-ionbatteryforum.com
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The Reva: The $12,000 Electric Car Made in India
An article on time.com featuring Reva, an Indian electric car company which was the first company in the world to commercialize the production of EVs. Mr. Maini, vice-chairman of Reva (mentioned in the article), will be speaking at the conference.
BYD aims to sell 700,000 vehicles in 2010
China’s BYD Co Ltd, a battery maker that aspires to be a leading EV producer, has said that vehicle production capacity will double every year for the next few years. The stock has more than tripled in 2009. Berkshire Hathaway invested $230 million last September for a 10 percent stake in BYD in a move seen as a stamp of approval.
EV stations coming soon to Miami beach
Continuing its focus on green technologies, Miami Beach is making moves to become an EV hub of South Florida.
UC Berkeley study sees mass-market adoption of EV’s
This result holds only if itis assumed that the ownership of the battery is separated from the vehicle.
Two Cents per Mile
A must-read for all industry enthusiasts, Nevres Cefo’s recent book makes some controversial statements regarding the delay in the recognition of EV technology’s legitimacy.
Cefo insinuates that the oil companies have colluded in order to prevent the rise of EVs.
Conspiracy theories are right in Mr. Cefo’s forte but it should not be seen in this light. Instead, the book must be commended for trying to raise debate and also especially to raise the profile of the electric vehicle industry so that it falls under the eye of the common man.
Like him or not, for any participant interested in promoting the EV industry, one must be informed of Mr. Cefo’s opinions for they will definitely orient opinions and views for many years to come.
Click on the link on amazon.com here if you wish to purchase the book or wish to just leaf through its back cover online.
Fang Lei, Managing Director, MES-DEA, CEBI (China)
Mr Fang was appointed as General Manager of CEBI Electromechanical Components (Shanghai) Co., Ltd. in 2005. CEBI is an international group of companies with fourteen production facilities and seven sales offices worldwide. Their core business covers the manufacture of battery and components for electric vehicles, actuators and small motors, blow- and injection molded parts, a range of sensors and temperature control components.
CEBI Shanghai commercially represents all the CEBI Group Companies, including MES-DEA, in Asia Pacific area. CEBI participated in business development of electric shuttle buses for Olympics Games 2008 in Beijing.
Fang Lei has a Bachelor Degree in Economics from Bocconi University in Milan. He has five years of working experience in the automotive field with CEBI Group.
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