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WELCOME LETTERS WELCOME TO EV 2011 VÉ CONFERENCE AND TRADE SHOW On behalf of Electric Mobility Canada, our conference partners and sponsors, we are pleased to welcome you to EV 2011 VÉ Electric Vehicles Conference and Trade Show. This is only our third national conference and already, it has become known as the place to be to discuss electric vehicle matters in Canada. We have benefi tted enormously from the support from our government and industry partners which has allowed us to deliver high quality programs and comprehensive trade shows. EV 2011 VÉ is no exception. With over 60speakers the program off ers you an unprecedented learning opportunity covering technical, business and policy discussions for electric mobility. The networking opportunities off ered by the wide variety of attendees are limitless and we encourage you to use the conference to expand your personal network to include the many colleagues you will meet WELCOME LETTERTHE COMMITTEE FROM WELCOME from across the country. We are grateful to the Co-Chairs of the Conference Organization Committee, Gerry Pietschmann of the City of Toronto and Cara Clairman of Ontario Power Generation who skilfully coordinated a number of sub-committees who dealt with the conference program, the trade show as well as many behind the scenes activities needed to deliver an eff ective event. We will be introducing the concept of Building Canada’s Green Highway - a vision for Canadians to travel coast to coast to coast using alternative energy to power their vehicles. This vision is necessary to move Canada towards a more sustainable future in its growing transportation activity, a future that will see a reduction in the use of fossil fuels and in emissions from vehicles. Canada is fortunate to have much in the form of renewable energy and with the potential for greatly expanding current and new sources. Our transportation system is critical to maintaining our lifestyles and economic activity and we need to grow our use of renewable energy to sustain our transportation activity. Al Cormier, CAE Michael L. Elwood President and CEO Chair – Electric Mobility Canada Electric Mobility Canada Vice President Marketing – Azure Dynamics Corporation September 26 – 28, 2011 A PERSONAL MESSAGE FROM THE PREMIER A MESSAGE FROM THE MAYOR On behalf of the Government of Ontario, I am delighted It gives me great pleasure to extend greetings and a warm to extend greetings to everyone attending the EV 2011 VÉ welcome to everyone attending the third annual EV 2011 Electric Vehicles Trade Show, hosted by Electric Mobility VE Electric Vehicles Trade Show hosted by Electric Mobility Canada. Canada. My colleagues and I remain committed to ensuring eff ective The Electric Vehicles Trade Show is an opportunity for transportation and environmental sustainability. Electric hundreds of leaders from across North America, Europe and vehicles are the way to go in Ontario — getting more people Asia to come together and discuss the most advanced electric behind the wheel of a green vehicle will create jobs, reduce vehicles from leading worldwide auto manufacturers, the smog and equip Ontario for the 21st century. latest infrastructure innovations and compare policies in green fl eet technology. At the EV 2011 VÉ Electric Vehicles Trade Show, representatives from electric vehicle manufacturers, utility and technology Toronto remains a world leader in adopting green fl eet companies, and governments converge to discuss important technology in combination with reducing fuel use and making TORONTO OF THE MAYOR AND THE PREMIER OF ONTARIO FROM A PERSONAL MESSAGE technical, business and policy issues regarding electric sustainable choices. The City is actively implementing the mobility. Green Fleet Plan which added 117 new green vehicles to its fl eet and developed the Green Vehicle Evaluation and I commend everyone in attendance and I thank the Selection Tool which assesses environmentally-preferred organizers. Like you, our government believes it is important heavy duty vehicles. that Ontario paves the way for vehicles powered by renewable energy. Getting them on our roads and highways not only On behalf of Toronto City Council, I welcome you all to our does much to promote sustainable transportation, but also wonderful city and extend my best wishes for an informative off ers a real opportunity to generate high-value jobs and and successful conference. economic growth in the years to come. Yours truly, Please accept my best wishes for a highly successful event. Mayor Rob Ford Dalton McGuinty City of Toronto Premier TABLE OF CONTENTS Welcome Letters C1-1 Table of Contents & Committees 2 Conference Program 3-24 Monday, September 26 ........................................................................................................................ 4 -13 Tuesday, September 27 ....................................................................................................................... 14-23 Wednesday, September 28 .................................................................................................................. 23-24 Trade Show 25-29 Floor Plan ................................................................................................................................................. 25 Exhibitor List and Descriptions ............................................................................................................ 26-29 Useful Information/Delegate Services 30-32 Organization Committee Communication Committee Co-chairs Chair Cara Clairman Ontario Power Generation Mike Elwood Azure Dynamics Corporation Gerry Pietschmann City of Toronto Members Members Cara Clairman Ontario Power Generation Rob Dolezel Ministry of Transportation Kazia Frazier City of Toronto Mike Elwood Azure Dynamics & Chair of EMC Martin VanZon Interkom COMMITTEES & ORGANIZATION Ben Marans Toronto Atmospheric Fund Lee Zhang Interkom Paul Newall Power workers Union Tom Odell Toronto Hydro Trade Show Committee Julie Washburn Ministry of Economic Chair Development and Trade - Ontario Steve Dallas Toronto Electric Technical Program Committee Members Chair Howard Hutt Electric Vehicle Society of Canada Matt Stevens CrossChasm Technologies Members EV2011VÉ Conference Secretariat - Nigel Fitzpatrick Azure Dynamics Corp Peter Frise Auto 21 JPdL International Isabelle Desloges – Project Manager Rob Lyng Ontario Power Generation 1555 Peel, Suite 500 Paul Newall Power Workers Union Montréal, Québec H3A 3L8 Tom Odell Toronto Hydro Canada Drew Shintani City of Toronto [email protected] www.jpdl.com This project was undertaken with the fi nancial support of the Government of Canada. 2 EV 2011 VÉ Electric Vehicles Conference and Trade Show [ September 26 to 28 ] Toronto, Ontario, Canada CONFERENCE PROGRAM TRACK 1 - THE END USER Investigating the expectations, requirements, and experiences of the end users of electrifi ed vehicles, including both individuals and fl eets and across all types of vehicles. TRACK 2 - THE VEHICLES AND COMPONENTS This track opens with a review of the benefi ts of electric vehicles for various vehicle types – spanning light-duty to heavy-duty, to off -road, to industrial. Additionally, the impact of operating conditions on design and operation of EVs is reviewed. And to PROGRAM CONFERENCE complete the track the role of Canada in the design, supply, and manufacture of these vehicles is discussed. TRACK 3 - THE GRID AND INTERFACE The state of the art in charging infrastructure and management is reviewed, along with the various electricity production pathways. Given that many standards have recently been released or are nearing release, the current status and initial successes or challenges of the standards are reviewed. TRACK 4- IMPLEMENTATION STRATEGIES Given both the importance and impact of a successful roll-out of electric vehicles and the supporting infrastructure, a deliberate and well-organized set of implementation strategies must be deployed. The strategies span many stakeholders, and this track brings together leaders in the various fi elds to discuss these strategies in detail. LANGUAGE OF PRESENTATION Simultaneous interpretation between English and French presentations will be provided during the Opening Plenary, the OEM Perspectives Session and the Closing Plenary sessions. We acknowledge the fi nancial support of the Government of Canada through the Department of Canadian Heritage as part as the enhancement of offi cial languages program. This means, Bullfrog Power’s generators will inject clean, This conference was promoted in partnership with Pike renewable electricity onto the grid to match the amount of Research, a market research and consulting fi rm that power used by this event. Across Canada, Bullfrog’s green provides in-depth analysis of global clean technology electricity comes exclusively from wind and hydro facilities markets. For more information, go to that have been certifi ed as low impact by Environment www.pikeresearch.com Canada under its EcoLogoM program. EV 2011 VÉ Electric Vehicles Conference and Trade Show [ September 26 to 28 ] Toronto, Ontario, Canada 3 DAY 1 – MONDAY SEPTEMBER 26 10:00 Special Meetings/Events to 13:00 • Academics involved in Electric Vehicle R&D (upon invitation only) Room: 200C A key objective of this session is to introduce R&D Executives from the automotive sector to the R&D capacities and availabilities of Canadian colleges and universities. Moderator: Prof. Maxime Dubois, University of Sherbrooke • Industry–Government Summit (upon invitation