With a global adoption of hybrid and fully electric vehicles, where will the increased demand for energy come from? Most major European countries, North America, and Asia are still heavily reliant on non-renewable sources. Combine this with the process of mining lithium: how do we ensure that electric vehicles contribute to lowering global emissions and not simply shifting them elsewhere?
In this stream, we will discuss the infrastructure requirements needed to service the demand. How will the energy companies and the fuel giants adapt to meet the rise in EV use? Charging technologies will need to advance quickly, speed and efficiency being key drivers, and become available for widespread use. We will explore the development of wireless charging technology and roads that will generate electricity to provide circular renewable energy for the future of mobility.
Alternative and renewable energy sources, including fuels, hydrogen cells, and carbon-neutral technologies, will also be presented and discussed.
A collection of speakers from energy and fuel companies, automotive manufacturers, and leading consultants will present solutions to tackle the increasing transport energy demand.
Gernot Hacker
senior product manager, electrified propulsion systems
AVL List GmbH
AUSTRIA
Synopsis: The connection of the automobile with its environment and autonomous driving enables highly efficient and safe operation of the automobile and will create new mobility scenarios. The demands for significant reductions in CO2 and pollutants have a lasting impact on both the manufacturing cost of vehicles and the necessary investments in infrastructure. For sufficiently rapid market penetration, new propulsion technologies must be affordable for the customer and there must be a correspondingly attractive infrastructure available. Mid-term, a shift from CO2 assessment to well-to-wheel, possibly even a broader lifecycle approach, is expected. This presentation will discuss the right technology choice for future propulsion.
John Palmour
CTO - power and RF
Cree Inc
USA
Synopsis: Flying cars and autonomous vehicles are interesting and futuristic, but the key to achieving these technologies lies within mastering the electric vehicle. It’s estimated that 3.6 million EVs will be manufactured by 2022, and auto makers have committed billions of dollars to growing their fleets. The task of mastering the EV may seem daunting, but in reality it's quite simple. This presentation will explore the invisible revolution of silicon carbide (SiC) technology, which has the power to transform the future of the automotive industry and overcome the challenges facing EVs, including range anxiety, inadequate infrastructure and charging time.
Egbert Hünewaldt
CEO
Green Business Development GmbH
GERMANY
Synopsis: As an introduction, we will explore the current situation in Europe for battery electric vehicles (BEV), the charging infrastructure, the volume of new registrations and the consequences of this. We will then move on to fuel cell electric vehicles (FCEV), exploring the advantages and disadvantages of hydrogen vs BEV. We will also highlight possible future options for powering vehicles. A country can be at the forefront of alternative mobility, but a sustainable solution is only possible at the European level.
Daniel Dörflinger
CEO
IPT Technology GmbH
GERMANY
Synopsis: The key to the successful introduction of e-mobility is to make it a leap forward in user experience. A high level of automation will be key to a positive user experience. As a consequence, wireless charging can play a key role in the successful implementation of future transportation solutions.
Ashish Khanna
partner
L.E.K. Consulting
UK
Synopsis: Electric vehicles (EVs) represent the future of transportation. Car manufacturers are announcing plans to produce greater volumes and models, and governments are actively encouraging their adoption through incentives. Yet, despite a rapid escalation in EV investment in recent years, consumers have been slow to respond. So what exactly does it take to encourage the mass adoption of EVs? L.E.K. Consulting examines the three most important supply and demand factors that will drive EV uptake: cost competitiveness with ICEs, access to public infrastructure, and EV model availability. We also discuss the implications for original equipment manufacturers and policymakers.
Synopsis: New mobility trends, such as ride hailing and electrification, are driving improved transportation cost structures and bringing significant opportunities to the value chains of businesses. With the right approach, businesses across the economy can see mobility as a stimulus for business model innovation – but how can they identify new revenue opportunities and leverage new mobility services to improve their operating efficiency? L.E.K. Consulting’s Mobility as a Platform (MaaP) framework provides a lens through which businesses can consider options for growth, highlighting three key opportunities: acquiring new customers, improving customer experience and driving loyalty, and increasing the efficiency of business operations.
Ruth Knox
managing associate
Linklaters
UK
Synopsis: This presentation will draw on analysis from our Thought Leadership Report on regulatory and market challenges across the battery lifecycle. Topics will include sourcing raw materials; battery manufacturing; incorporation into, and sale of, EVs; the recharging of EVs; and finally battery recycling.
Sebastian Ewert
head of corporate startup chargeBIG
Mahle International GmbH
GERMANY
Synopsis: There are many opinions regarding battery electric vehicles, especially addressing range anxiety and lack of power grid capability. Charging a fleet of battery electric vehicles – in a large-scale approach – is possible by applying intelligence to the system. By compensating the peak power limitations of the grid, an intelligent system can feed the necessary energy to the fleet of electrical vehicles, even compensating other electrical loads on the grid. Equipping parking spaces with large-scale, affordable chargeBIG infrastructure helps to avoid range anxiety, because you can charge your vehicle every time it is parked. Charging as fast as necessary, not as fast as possible, is the missing link for battery electric vehicles.
Andrew Daga
president and CEO
Momentum Dynamics
USA
Synopsis: The presentation will discuss the essential need for automatic inductive charging of EVs. The first project presented will be a battery electric transit bus that has been in service in the State of Washington for two years without interruption of service. The 200kW inductive charger has extended the all-weather driving range of the bus so that it can drive long routes using opportunity charging while keeping the battery state of charge constantly above 70%. The presentation will also describe the upcoming 24/7 electric taxi program being installed in Oslo, Norway. None of these vehicles rely on conductive charging and operate completely automatically.
Thomas Bernin
strategy and development officer
Spacetrain
FRANCE
Synopsis: Spacetrain is a French company developing a high-speed (500km/h) transportation system powered by hydrogen fuel cells for inter-urban trips. The presentation will discuss the recent emergence of hydrogen mobility (automotive, rail), and outline the technical progress in the hydrogen sector, focusing on Alstom's hydrogen train but also the progress made in hydrogen storage and fuel cell capacity. There will also be a discussion on the future of the hydrogen mobility sector with a focus on the aviation industry and high-speed mobility.
Michael Whiteley
director of strategic alliance
UCL
UK
Synopsis: The automotive industry is going through its biggest transformation since the introduction of the internal combustion engine in the late 1800s. Electrification R&D is well underway and expanding rapidly, leaving a void in the knowledge base in relation to how battery systems behave and degrade during use under varied load profiles. The Advanced Propulsion Lab at University College London is a world leader in battery diagnostics. This talk looks into the various techniques that can be used to determine battery degradation and ultimately mitigation to increase battery life.
Limhi Somerville
battery systems technical specialist
Vertical Aerospace
UK
Synopsis: The electrochemical battery is one of the newest and most technically challenging parts of an eVTOL. In this presentation, key battery design features and testing are discussed in terms of capability to meet demanding certification requirements and practicality on-vehicle. The presenter will draw extensively from previous experience in the automotive industry dealing with the interface between electrochemical constraints, the physical design of the battery and the capability of the battery management system.
Victoria Markewitz
business development principal
ViaVan
GERMANY
Synopsis: In public-private partnerships (P3) around the world, cities and new mobility companies are taking steps toward an all-electric future. This session will share lessons learned from Via’s EV deployments in partnership with transit operators around the world. In Auckland, New Zealand, Via partnered with GoBus to deploy the first on-demand transit P3 to use a fully electric fleet. Furthermore, ViaVan’s partnership with the BVG in Berlin is the largest public-sector on-demand deployment in the world and is operated by a 60% all-electric fleet.
Peter Wambsganss
director business development, Europe - automotive
WiTricity
GERMANY
Synopsis: The future of transportation is electric, and wireless charging serves as a catalyst for the increased adoption of electric vehicles. Wireless charging is as efficient and as fast as conventional plug-in charging, much more convenient, and essential for the electric autonomous vehicles of the near future. With the explosive growth taking place in Mobility as a Service, WiTricity is poised to provide a solution for a future that is electric, shared and autonomous.