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Projects for Electric Vehicle Charge Spot Networks

Wednesday February 3, 2010, 9AM – 12PM

1- Charge spot networks: a gamble on electric cars (major principles, financial viability, compatibility with existing systems)
What is a charge spot? How does it work?
What is the business model, profitability goals and break even?
How will petrol producers (Exxon, Shell, Total…) react? Will they adapt their gas station infrastructure by adding charge spot devices?
Is there a competition over standards? Are systems compatible with one another?
What are the alternatives to charge spots? Won’t the progress of electric storage invalidate the viability of charge spot systems?

2- Charge spots in their environment:
Who will create the network? What will government’s role be?
How will the infrastructure be financed? What role will government subsidies play?
What world regions will be addressed first?
What is the position of car builders concerning charge spots? Must they make their cars charge-spot compatible? What will they gain if they do?

3- Charge spots in the near future:
What are the main projects in the world?
When and where will charging and switching station networks be established?
When will the break-even point be reached?

4- Focus on Electric Vehicle Services
What are the main developments in Electric Vehicle driver services, systems, and
infrastructure?

Live Conference broadcast with simultaneous translation in Frankfurt, Paris and San Francisco

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AGENDA

9:00 - 9:20 am PST: Reception
9:20 - 9:30 am PST: Welcome/Introduction

Silicon Valley Panel Discussion for Palo Alto Audience
9:30 –   9:50 am PST: Overview about the current and largest EV programs
9:50 – 10:30 am PST: Introduction and perspectives of EV charge spot networks and pilot projects

Visio Conference/International Panel Discussion Frankfurt – Paris – San Francisco
10:30 – 10:45am PST: The charge-spot network issue from the viewpoint of the networks themselves
                                  Hervé Borgoltz (DBT), Scott Saffian (Coulomb Technologies) and Better Place
10:45 – 11:00 am PST: The issue from the viewpoint of the utility providers
                                   Oliver Weinmann (Vattenfall) and Herve Mignon (RTE)
11:00 – 11:15 am PST: The issue from the viewpoint of the automobile manufacturer
                                   Jens Knoth (Ford)
11:15 – 11:30 am PST: The issue from the viewpoint of the EV user
                                   Christelle Chabredier (La Poste)
11:30 – 11:45 am PST: The last word from an investor's viewpoint
                                   Trae Vassallo (KPBC Venture)
Q&A
11:45am – 12:15pm PST: International Q&A

12:15 – 12:30 pm PST: End of conference followed by networking and snacks

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SPEAKERS

Frankfurt:

SIEMENS AG: Tobias WITTMANN, Director Development E-Car Infrastructure
FORD Deutschland: Jens Knoth, Director Advanced Technology Development
VATTENFALL: Dr. Oliver Weinmann, Director Electro Mobility
BETTER PLACE Germany: Amit Yudan, Europe Business Development
RWE Effizienz: Rainer BACHMANN, Director B-to-B E-Mobility

Paris

DBT: Hervé Borgoltz, CEO
RTE: Hervé Mignon, Director of the department - Group perspectives on the electric system
LA POSTE: Christelle Chabredier, Director of Sustainable Development

Palo Alto