Nov 19, 2018 SOURCE: PR NewsWire
EEI Event Will Celebrate Major Milestone: 1 Million EVs on U.S. Roads
What: The Edison Electric Institute (EEI) will host an event that brings together automakers, electric company leaders, environmental organizations, customers, policymakers, and others to celebrate that there are now 1 million electric vehicles (EVs) on U.S. roads and to discuss what's ahead for electric transportation. Panel topics will include fleet electrification; transit, technology, and transportation infrastructure; the role of policymakers, regulators, and stakeholders; and industry initiatives to support EV deployment. When: Friday, November 30, 2018, from 9:00 a.m. - 12:15 p.m. Where: The Newseum (Knight Studio) 555 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW Washington, DC 20001 Who: Speakers will include: Jill Anderson, Vice President, Customer Programs & Services, Southern California Edison Michael Arbuckle, Senior Manager of EV Sales and Marketing Strategy, Nissan Michael Berube, Director Vehicle Technologies Office, Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy, U.S. Department of Energy Julie Blunden, Executive Vice President, Business Development, EVgo Roger A. Curtis, Vice President, Public Affairs, CMS Energy Sara Decker, Director, Federal Government Affairs, Walmart Scott Fischer, Vice President, Market Development, Greenlots Joe Halso, Associate Attorney, Sierra Club David Fraser-Hidalgo, Delegate District 15, Maryland House of Delegates Bryan Jacobs, Vice President, Government and External Affairs, BMW Phil Jones, Executive Director, Alliance for Transportation Electrification Kathy Kinsey, Senior Policy Advisor, NESCAUM Becky Knox, Senior Director, Customer Solutions, Edison Electric Institute Tom Kuhn, President, Edison Electric Institute Joel Levin, Executive Director, Plug In America Ashley Mansoor, Senior Vice President, Research and Development, Electric Power Research Institute Eric McCarthy, Senior Vice President, Government Relations, Public Policy and Legal Affairs, Proterra Alan Oshima, President and CEO, Hawaiian Electric Company Dave Packard, Vice President, Utility Solutions, ChargePoint Anne Pramaggiore, Senior Executive Vice President & CEO of Exelon Utilities, Exelon Norm Saari, Commissioner, Michigan Public Service Commission Terry Sobolewski, Senior Vice President, Chief Customer Officer, National Grid Luke Tonachel, Director, Clean Vehicles and Fuels Project, Climate and Clean Energy Program, NRDC Rep. Paul Tonko, (D-NY) Dan Turton, Vice President, North American Policy, GM Lisa Wood, Vice President, Customer Solutions, Edison Electric Institute
Please RSVP, and for more information, contact: Kristin Rudman, at krudman@eei.org or 202-508-5155
EEI is the association that represents all U.S. investor-owned electric companies. Our members provide electricity for 220 million Americans, and operate in all 50 states and the District of Columbia. As a whole, the electric power industry supports more than 7 million jobs in communities across the United States. In addition to our U.S. members, EEI has more than 65 international electric companies as International Members, and hundreds of industry suppliers and related organizations as Associate Members.
FOR INFORMATION, CONTACT:
KRISTIN RUDMAN, (202) 508-5155
/PRNewswire/ -- Nov. 19, 2018/
SOURCE Edison Electric Institute