SPONSORS AND PARTNERS PLATINUM GOLD BRONZE FRIENDS OF EMC LEVEL 1 Electric Vehicle Smart Charging FRIENDS OF EMC LEVEL 2 Organizing Committee Co-chairs Table of Contents Mike Elwood Electric Mobility Canada Pierre-Luc Desgagné Hydro-Québec Welcome Letters ........................................................................2-3 Important Conference Information .............................................4-5 Members Conference Program Alfred Buggé Blakes - Montreal Conference Theme ..........................................................6 Luc Couillard Ville de Montréal Steve Dallas Toronto Electric Program at a glance .......................................................7 Maxime Dubois Université de Sherbrooke Tuesday, October 23 ..................................................8-14 Angelo Giumento Hydro-Québec Wednesday, October 24 ...........................................15-23 Chris Hill Electric Mobility Canada Thursday, October 25 ...............................................24-25 Henri Jarque Hydro-Québec Posters Natalie Raymond Hydro-Québec Friday, October 26 ....................................................26-27 André St- Pierre Pôle d’excellence québécois Technical Tours en transport terrestre Trade Show Lucie Robitaille National Research Council Canada Floor Plan ......................................................................28 Exhibitor List and Descriptions .................................29-32 Communication Committee Chair Nathalie Raymond Hydro-Québec Members David Feldhaus Consultant Trade Show Committee Chris Hill Electric Mobility Canada Chair Henri Jarque Hydro-Québec Steve Dallas Toronto Electric Diane Jeannotte Diane Jeannotte Communications Pierre Lavallée Centre national du transport avancé Members Nathan Armstrong Motive Industries Inc Technical Program Committee Renaud Cloutier TM4 Co-chairs Chris Hill Electric Mobility Canada Angelo Giumento Hydro-Québec Lucie Robitaille National Research Council Canada Al Cormier, the Conference Manager for Electric Mobility Canada and Isabelle Desloges of JPdL Members supported all committee activities to ensure continuity Nathan Armstrong Motive Industries Inc. and uniformity in execution. Sylvain Castonguay Centre national du transport avancé Renaud Cloutier TM4 Conference Secretariat Chris Hill Electric Mobility Canada JPdL International Henri Jarque Hydro-Québec Under the direction of Isabelle Desloges Jay Giraud REV Technologies 1555 Peel, Suite 500 Paul Fournier MCM Structures Montréal, Québec H3A 3L8, Canada Peter Frise Auto 21 [email protected] Denis Pomerleau Société de transport de Montréal www.jpdl.com Pascal Beauregard-Pontinha Hydro-Québec Lukas Swan Dalhousie University André St-Pierre Pôle d’excellence québécois en transport terrestre 1 WORDS OF WELCOME Montréal, at the Core of Sustainable Mobility! Montréal is very proud to host a worldwide delegation of e-mobility experts attending the Business of Going EV, organized by Electric Mobility Canada. Electric vehicles are now a reality. All that remains is defining marketing strategies and seizing business Message from the Minister opportunities. On behalf of all Canadians, I am pleased to welcome Fully aware of the environmental stakes, Montréal is you all to the 2012 Electric Vehicles Conference and committed to the promotion of electrified transport by Trade Show. purchasing electric vehicles and installing charging points in public parking lots and on public roadways, in This year’s conference theme, “The Business of Going accordance with the Montréal Community Sustainable EV,” promotes business opportunities for the Development Plan 2010-2015. development and production of electric vehicles in Canada. Our government supports innovation and Furthermore, in line with the Québec Government the advancement of electric vehicle technology in Electric Vehicle Action Plan, Montréal intends to many ways. This tangible commitment includes play a key role in developing an industrial base for support for the aims of advancing scientific research such vehicles. One hundred charging terminals have and development to increase clean energy and already been installed at the initiative of Hydro-Québec technological innovation. For example, the new and its partners. Moreover, Communauto, North ecoENERGY Innovation Initiation created by our America’s oldest self-service car sharing project, now government commits $281 million over five years to offers members some 50 electric vehicles. help industry proceed with innovative clean energy technology projects, such as smart grid systems, Montréal has taken action and plans to speed up across the country. A smarter distribution grid for the pace in coming years. We hope you will take electrical energy will support the industry’s vision advantage of these opportunities and devise new of increasing the number of electric vehicles on our ones. road. I hope this conference provides an excellent platform Over the past two years, our government has for networking and enables participants to benefit partnered with the Canadian electric vehicle from bold new ideas in the fields of electric and hybrid industry to produce the Electric Vehicle Technology vehicles. Roadmap. This roadmap provides perspectives on I wish our visitors a great stay and invite them to energy storage, components for electric vehicles discover or rediscover a city that continues to evolve and benefits for electric mobility, as well as creating and grow ever more beautiful. public awareness to help guide the industry over the next decade. Through the outstanding collaboration Have a wonderful conference! between our government, suppliers, manufacturers, electric utilities and academia, we are now seeing electric vehicles being sold by most major car manufacturers here and around the world. Mayor Gérald Tremblay City of Montréal I am proud that we are a part of the ongoing dialogue on developing electric vehicles and their required infrastructure. Advancing the use of new and more efficient vehicle technologies has many benefits, among them, helping us reduce greenhouse gas emissions, maintaining Canada’s economic advantage and creating innovative jobs for Canadians. The rapid development of electric vehicles and their supporting technologies is opening up new avenues in clean energy and transportation. I wish you all a successful and constructive conference and look forward to its outcomes. The Honourable Joe Oliver, P.C., M.P. Minister of Natural Resources 2 Thierry Vandal, President and Chief From the Conference Organizers Executive Officer, Hydro-Québec Electric Mobility Canada and Hydro-Québec are Dear participant: pleased to welcome you to the EV 2012 VÉ Electric Vehicles Conference and Trade Show. As you review I am honored to welcome you to the EV 2012 VÉ this program, you will find a variety of sessions and Electric Vehicles Conference and Trade Show. Hydro- networking opportunities designed to make your Québec is proud to host this conference, which brings participation as pleasant and educational as possible. together participants from all spheres: governments, With our solid program offering and thanks to the community organizations, electric vehicle unique charm of Montréal and Québec, we are manufacturers, and the suppliers of components, parts confident that your participation to this conference will and services needed to develop and promote plug-in be worthwhile, both personally and professionally. electric vehicles. Electric Mobility Canada and Hydro-Québec as well This year’s main theme is “The Business of Going EV.” as our other sponsors are pleased to welcome you to More than 70 world-class presenters, well-acquainted Montréal! with the latest commercial and technological developments, will speak on various topics, such Have a great conference! as business development models and examples of promising opportunities in the field of electric mobility. Several years ago, Hydro-Québec made a strong commitment to promote electric transportation. We have made significant efforts in research and Mike Elwood, Chair development and supported the deployment of a public Electric Mobility Canada charging network to encourage our customers to adopt electric vehicles. Our company will be happy to share its experience with other industry players. I invite you to be an active participant in the discussions. This will give you the opportunity to evaluate future possibilities and consider what our Chris Hill, MBA, CMC main priorities should be going forward. President and CEO Electric Mobility Canada I cannot end this welcome message without expressing my sincere thanks to Electric Mobility Canada and Al Cormier in particular, for making this conference and trade show possible. A big thanks also goes out to the sponsors for their help in financing this event. Pierre-Luc Desgagné I wish you a good EV 2012 conference and trade Senior Director – Strategic Planning show. Be sure to enjoy your time in Montréal. Hydro-Québec Thierry Vandal President and Chief Executive Officer, Hydro-Québec 3 IRmportantENSEIGNEMENTS CONFERENCE importants Information Registration Desk Hours Technical Tours The EV 2012 VÉ Registration Desk is located at the Foyer area of Technical tours are available for all registered delegates on Friday room 517. The hours of operation are: morning, October 26, with return to the Palais des congrès between Tuesday, October 23 7:00 – 18:00 12:00 and 13:00. If you have not signed up for a tour, please see Wednesday, October 24 7:30 – 18:30 Registration Desk. Places are