One million electric vehicles just around the corner – What next?
One million electric vehicles just around the orner - What next?
In the coming months, Europe is to pass the 1 million electric vehicles mark. Considering EVs were virtually absent from the market half a decade ago, this is a stunning achievement which must not hide the fact that electrification of transport will still require some support from policy makers in the coming years.
The European Commission’s mobility package, with the revision of the Clean Vehicles directive, an action plan for the deployment of alternative fuels infrastructure and new emission standards for cars and vans is a unique opportunity to lift obstacles to EV purchase.
During this event, speakers discussed the current status of EV deployment in the EU, and shared their insights on what still holds down consumers from switching to electric cars, where and how to deploy a charging infrastructure and what European policy-makers can do to support the transition towards electro-mobility.
Date: Tuesday, February 27, 2018 from 4:30 PM to 7:30 PM (CET)
Place: European Parliament, Member’s restaurant, Brussels
Programme
- 16:30 Registration
- 17:00 Welcome address, Matthijs van Miltenburg, MEP
- 17:10 Introduction, Marie-France van der Valk, Chair of the Platform for Electro-mobility
- 17:20 Keynote speech, Violeta Bulc, Commissioner for Transport
- 17:30 Panel debate and Q&A with the audience – Can the EC transport package keep the momentum for electro-mobility?
Moderator: Greg Archer, Director Clean Vehicles, Transport & Environment
– Monique Goyens, Director General, BEUC
– Raphael Görner, Vice President Power Infrastructure, ABB Germany
– Benjamin Bailly, e-Bus Director, Alstom
– Umberto Guida, Director Research and Innovation, UITP
– Tina Zierul, Senior Director Public Policy, Chargepoint
- 19:00 Networking Cocktail
The Platform for Electromobility
Event - 28 March - EU Parliament
Electrifying transport in Europe has the potential to increase all Europeans’ access to cheaper and more reliable mobility. Electro-mobility also forms a central component of the EU’s drive to decarbonize its whole economy in line with the Paris Agreement.
In the context of the European Commission’s “Clean Energy for all Europeans” package, the Platform for Electro-mobility is organizing this event to discuss how we can accelerate the transition to electro-mobility. How do we roll out more charging infrastructure? How do we overcome regulatory bottlenecks at EU and national level? What is the right role of alternative fuels in moving us towards full electro-mobility?
The Platform is grateful to Ismail Ertug MEP for hosting our event in the European Parliament. Each of the Platform’s 25 members will be sending expert representatives and we will also be hearing from the deputy head of Vice-President Maroš Šefčovič cabinet, as well as Member State transport attaches and NGOs.
The full programme is below.
Join us and add your voice to the debate.
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Programme:
17:30 - Registration
18:00 - Start of the event
Welcome speech by Ismail Ertug (S&D), Member of the European Parliament, Member of the TRAN and EMIS Committees.
Introduction: Platform presentation by Chairman – Nicolas Erb, EU Director Alstom
Keynote speaker: Christian Linder, member of the Šefčovič Cabinet
Panel Discussion moderated by Greg Archer, Director Clean Vehicles, T&E
- European Commission Representative: Peter Handley, Secretary General, European Commission
- EU Member State Representative: Dr. Klaus Bonhoff, Managing Director German agency NOW
- NGO representative: Frederic Hauge, Founder and President of Bellona
- Utilities representative: Tina Zierul, E-Mobility Program Manager at EON Technologies
- Transport representative: Umberto Guida, Director Research & Innovation, UITP
19:30-20:00 - Networking session
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Deadline to register for the event: March 23 (request from the European Parliament security services)
Launch Event
- 17:00 Welcome of participants
- 17:30 Presentation of the Platform for Electro-Mobility (Platform Chair Senan MacGrath, EURELECTRIC)
- 17:40 Keynote Speech: The new electro-mobility paradigm (Director-General for Mobility and Transport, Henrik Hololei, DG MOVE)
- 18:00 Panel Discussion: How can electro-mobility contribute to decarbonise Europe’s transport? Moderated by Greg Archer, Director Clean Vehicles at Transport & Environment. With:
- Kitti Nyitrai, Member of Cabinet, DG CLIMA, European Commission
- Ivo Belet, Member of the European Parliament (tbc)
- Petrouschka Werther, Acting Director at the Air Quality & Noise Department, Ministry of Infrastructure, the Environment & Climate Change, the Netherlands
- Philippe Delleur, Senior Vice President for Public Affairs at Alstom
- Olivier Paturet, General Manager, Zero Emission Strategy at Renault-Nissan
- Rafael Cuesta, Head of Development and Innovation, Transport for Greater Manchester
- Questions & Answers from the audience
- 19:00 Networking cocktail: You will have the opportunity to meet & discuss with all Platform Members
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