Where automotive energy-storage developers, their suppliers, and prospective customers meet to discuss the latest technological progress and market direction.

JAPANESE/ENGLISH simultaneous translation provided.

SESSION 1 – Wednesday May 19, PM
Market Development of HEVs, EVs, and their Batteries
The advanced-vehicle industry is in flux. As the strong and moderate hybrid market expands, automakers have accelerated the development of electric and plug-in hybrid electric vehicles. Those developments receive press coverage that is in many cases disproportionate to the business they are likely to generate. In this session we will sift through the proposed vehicles to discuss the likely direction of the advanced-vehicle market and the impact on the advanced automotive battery industry.

Chairman: Dr. Menahem Anderman, President, Advanced Automotive Batteries
President of Advanced Automotive Batteries and founder of Total Battery Consulting, Inc., Dr. Anderman has led the development and commercialization of high-power Ni-Cd batteries, Li-Ion batteries, and ultracapacitors and spent the last nine years conducting assessments of energy-storage technologies for advanced vehicles.

PRESENTATIONS

1. Toyota’s Future Driving Outlook
   Michael Lord, Manager, Toyota Motor Corporation
   
   
2. A Sustainable Business Case for Li-ion Battery Systems
   Mary Ann Wright, Vice President and Managing Director, Business Accelerator Project, Johnson Controls
   
   
3. EV Market Developments
   Russell Hensley, Expert Associate Principal, McKinsey & Co.
   
   
4. Can Li-Ion Batteries Support the Proliferation of Plug-in and Electric Vehicles? Status and Prospects
   Menahem Anderman, President, Advanced Automotive Batteries
   
   
5. The Outlook of Automotive Lithium Ion Battery Market
   Tomohide Kazama, Senior Consultant, Nomura Research Institute

SESSION 2 – Thursday May 20, AM
Energy-Storage Solutions for High-Voltage Hybrids
Li Ion has recently been introduced into small-volume hybrid vehicle offerings. Yet all high-volume producers are still offering their vehicles with NiMH batteries. What will be the pace of Li-Ion introduction into the market and what is likely to become the winning cell and pack design that will provide the best cost-performance trade-off and still guarantee reliability and safety? These crucial issues will be addressed in this session by major automakers as well as Li-Ion developers.

Chairman: Ted J. Miller, Senior Manager of Energy Storage Strategy and Research, Ford
Dr. Ted Miller’s team is responsible for energy-storage strategy, research, development, and worldwide implementation of hybrid electric vehicles, plug-in hybrid electric vehicles, fuel cell hybrid electric vehicles, and battery electric vehicles. Mr. Miller is a member and Chairman of the United States Advanced Battery Consortium (USABC) Management Committee and past Chairman of the USABC Technical Advisory Committee. He is the principle investigator for Ford/University Research Alliance energy storage research programs at MIT and the University of Michigan.

PRESENTATIONS

1. Status of Li-Ion Batteries for HEV and PHEV Applications
   Ted Miller, Senior Manager of Energy Storage Strategy and Research, Ford
   
   
2. Development of Hybrid Vehicles at BMW and their Energy-Storage Solutions
   Sebastian Scharner, Technical Specialist, BMW
   
   
3. Hitachi Lithium-Ion Battery for HEV Applications
   Masato Isogai, Chief Researcher, Hitachi Vehicle Energy
   
   
4. Cell and Pack Technology for Hybrid Vehicles
   Michael Keller, Head of Battery Development, Continental TEMIC
   
   
5. A123Systems' Real-world Experience in High-power HEV Applications
   Jeff Kessen, Director of Global Marketing, Automotive Solutions Group, A123Systems

SESSION 3 – Thursday May 20, PM
Plug-in Hybrid Electric Vehicles and their Prospective Batteries
Plug-in hybrids are enjoying tremendous endorsement from government and the press well before they are fully developed and tested for mass production. Naturally, automakers and battery developers alike are attempting to close the gap between the early technological status of these vehicles and the widespread publicity. In this session, industry experts will discuss powertrain design and energy-storage solutions for the early plug-in offerings while analyzing the various proposed vehicle architectures, their energy-storage requirements, and the challenges ahead—yes, battery performance, life, and cost.

Chairman: Roland Matthé, Technical Manager EFLEX Battery, General Motors Corporation
Mr. Matthé leads the development of the Li-Ion battery system for GM’s upcoming extended-range EV, the Chevrolet Volt. He began his work in the EFLEX concept team in 2006 and moved to the GM Technical Center in Warren in 2007. Up to then he was responsible for system design of advanced fuel cell propulsion systems and batteries.

PRESENTATIONS

1. Vehicle Integration of the Chevrolet Volt Battery
   Roland Matthé, Technical Manager EFLEX Battery, General Motors Corporation
   
   
2. Li-Ion Battery Pack development for Plug-in Electric Vehicles
   Kevin Rzemien, Manager, Electronics/Controls, FEV
   
   
3. Cooling Tailored to the Vehicle
   Tom Watson, Vice President Technology, Business Accelerator Project, Johnson Controls
   
   
4. Modeling and Performance of Lithium-Ion Batteries during PHEV V2G Operation
   Russell Newnham, Research Scientist, Electric Transportation Engineering Corporation (ETEC)
   
   
5. Development of Plug-In Hybrid Vehicles
   Makoto Nakashima, Assistant Manager, Hybrid Vehicle Material Engineering Div., Toyota Motor Corporation
   
   
6. Development of Battery Pack & System for PHEVs
   Takehito Yoda, Assistant Manager, Hybrid Vehicle Battery Unit Development Div., Toyota Motor Corporation

SESSION 4 – Friday May 21, AM
Electric-Vehicle Technology and Infrastructure Development
Electric vehicles provide the ideal clean transportation, offering higher energy efficiency than vehicles powered by combustion of petrol fuel and no on-road emissions. There is only one significant barrier to wide-spread commercialization of electric vehicles: the energy-storage device known as the battery. While Li-Ion batteries provide superior performance over older technologies, battery energy density, operating temperature range, cost, life, and reliability are largely deficient in comparison with the simple device they are replacing, the plastic fuel tank. In this session we will review EV technology and EV battery technology as well as logistics and infrastructure aspects of vehicle electrification to assess the progress made with EV technology in closing the value gap with traditional ICE vehicles.

Chairman: David Howell, Team Lead, Hybrid and Electric Systems, Vehicle Technologies Program, U.S. Department of Energy
Mr. Howell is the Team Leader for Hybrid and Electric Systems at the DOE’s Vehicle Technologies Program Office. Dave leads and provides technical guidance to the DOE Electrochemical Energy Storage R&D effort. He also serves as the DOE representative at the United States Advanced Battery Consortium (USABC) Management Committee. Dave is also responsible for the Electric Drive Vehicle Battery and Component Manufacturing Initiative funded under the American Re-Investment and Recovery Act.

PRESENTATIONS

1. Electric Drive Vehicle Battery and Infrastructure Development at the US Department of Energy
   David Howell, Team Lead, Hybrid and Electric Systems, Vehicle Technologies Program, U.S. Department of Energy
   
   
2. Battery R&D Programs in the EU and  Germany
   Martin Winter, Professor, Chair, Applied Material Science for Energy Conversion and Storage, Institute of Physical Chemistry, University of Muenster
   
   
3. LiFePO4 / LiCoO2 Cells and Modules for Automotive Applications
   Henry Mao, China BAK Battery
   
   
4. Th!nk EV Battery Pack Design and Performance
   Lars Johansen, TH!NK
   
   
5. CODA Automotive’s Battery System:  West Meets East
   Phil Gow, Vice President of Battery Systems, CODA Automotive
   
   
6. Mitsubishi Motors i-MiEV Fleet Test Experience
   Gerald Wing, Manager, Electronics Testing, Mitsubishi Motors R&D of America
   
   
7. Computer-aided Engineering and Secondary Use of Automotive Batteries
   Ahmad Pesaran, Principal Engineer, National Renewable Energy Laboratory

SESSION 5 – Friday May 21, PM
Battery Pack Design and Integration into Light and Heavy-Duty Hybrids
Energy-storage pack design and integration introduce mechanical, thermal, and electrical challenges beyond those of cell chemistry. In this session, automotive-system integrators will discuss requirements, challenges, and solutions for the integration of energy-storage packs into light-duty hybrid vehicles as well as buses and commercial hybrids. This will include design, qualification verification, and field experience with various cell chemistries at the pack level.

Chairman: Peter Pichler, Product Manager, Electrical Storage Systems, MAGNA
Dr. Peter Pichler has held several positions in Hybrid Electric Vehicle Development at MAGNA. Since 2005, he has lead several development and industrialization programs for Li-Ion electrical storage systems before becoming responsible for MAGNA’s battery-pack technologies.

PRESENTATIONS

1. Battery Integration into Advanced Vehicles
   Peter Pichler, Product Manager, Electrical Storage Systems, MAGNA
   
   
2. Using Three-Dimensional Predictive Analysis as a Battery Pack Design Tool  
   Steve Hartridge, Director, Electric and Hybrid Vehicles, CD-Adapco
   
   
3. Battery Integration Activities at Eaton
   Kevin Beaty, Manager Manufacturing Operations and Strategic Sourcing, Hybrid Power Systems Division, Eaton Corporation
   
   
4. Allison Transmission Experience with NiMH in Heavy-Duty HEV Application
   Dan Youngs, Lead Battery Engineer, Allison Transmission
   
   
5. High-power Li-Ion Military Batteries
   Bridget Deveney, Senior Scientist, Saft America

Note: Panel session presentations are by invitation only

JAPANESE/ENGLISH simultaneous translation provided.