Called “The Business of Plugging In”, the conference will be held from October 19-21 at the MotorCity Hotel and Conference Center. It will bring together various interest groups to discuss the future of plug-in electric vehicles.
“This conference will foster the dialogue among utilities, automakers, regulators, universities and other stakeholders to assess the environmental impacts of PEVs and to assist with the understanding of how widespread adoption of electric vehicles will impact the electric system,” said Al Fields of DTE, an energy company.
An executive from GM said before the conference said that the industry needed “customer-pleasing vehicles, a mature supply base, a capable/green grid, plug-in ready communities, and plug-in ready car buyers… the key stakeholders must work together to deliver great cars, outstanding batteries, convenient charging outlets, and real value for the money.”
It should come as no surprise that Detroit will start playing host to annual meetings around the topic of PEVs. You could argue that they are a couple years behind in the game. It’s hard to tell from the news release, however, how many high-powered corporations and investors will be attending; and once they get through discussing the major hurdles, will everyone still be as enthusiastic about the sector?
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