Plug-In 2011 Public Night in Raleigh
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RALEIGH, N.C., July 6, 2011 With major automakers bringing plug-in hybrid and electric vehicles to market, the public is invited to visit the Plug-In 2011 Conference & Exposition Public Night on July 19 to get a first-hand look at the latest plug-in technology innovations, including a variety of cleaner and greener cars that can lower fuel costs, greenhouse gas emissions and our dependence on oil.
Public Night will take place July 19 starting at 5:30 p.m. at the Raleigh Convention Center (500 S. Salisbury St.). Tickets can be purchased at the door for $10 per person. Here is the schedule:
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Exposition hall open: 5:30 p.m.-7:30 p.m.
- Vehicles scheduled for display (subject to change): the Chevrolet Volt, 2012 Ford Focus Electric, Mitsubishi i, Nissan LEAF, Siemens Smart Chopper, Toyota Prius Plug-In Hybrid Vehicle and more.
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Private screening of
Revenge of the Electric Car
: 7:30 p.m.-9:15 p.m.
- In this film, director Chris Paine takes his film crew behind the closed doors of Nissan, GM and the Silicon Valley start-up, Tesla Motors, to chronicle the story of the global resurgence of the electric car.
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Q&A panel discussion (9:15 p.m.-10 p.m.)
with the following scheduled speakers:
- Chelsea Sexton, consulting producer, Revenge of the Electric Car (moderator)
- Dan Neil, auto columnist, Wall Street Journal
- Rob Peterson, manager, Chevrolet Volt & Electric Vehicle Technologies
- Mark Perry, director of product planning & strategy, Nissan North America
- James Chen, director, public policy & associate general counsel for regulatory affairs, Tesla Motors
For more information on Plug-In 2011 Public Night, including the full list of exhibitors, visit www.plugin2011.com. Public Night is sponsored by Duke Energy and Progress Energy. The Revenge of the Electric Car showing is brought to attendees by Chevrolet and Nissan. The Plug-In 2011 event organizers are the Electric Power Research Institute, Duke Energy and Progress Energy.
Web Site: http://www.plugin2011.com
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The Electric Power Research Institute (EPRI) announced today that Plug-In 2011 – an international conference of expert insights on technical advances, market research and policy initiatives shaping the future of plug-in hybrid and electric transportation – will be held in the Research Triangle area of North Carolina, July 18-21.
The Raleigh Convention Center will be the first venue for the Plug-In Conference that will be held outside of California. The shift in location was envisioned as a way to offer wider access to potential attendees. Next year's conference will be co-organized by EPRI, Progress Energy and Duke Energy.
"We decided to offer a bit of geographical balance to our conference schedule as a way of exposing more people to the significant progress made toward integrating plug-in hybrid and other electric vehicles into the transportation system," said Mark Duvall, director of Electric Transportation at EPRI. "The Research Triangle area is an appropriate location that is well-known as an incubator of entrepreneurship, innovation and thought-leadership."
The Plug-In Conference was launched in San Jose in 2008, moved to Long Beach (Southern California) in 2009 and returned to San Jose this year. It attracts automotive manufacturers, component suppliers, electric utilities, government agencies, the environmental community and academia to exchange ideas and gather information needed to make key decisions related to plug-in hybrid and electric transportation.
"Raleigh is equally delighted and excited to be the site of Plug-In 2011," said Raleigh Mayor Charles Meeker. "The cooperation we are experiencing here between the electric utilities, the municipalities and other partners is contributing mightily to the creation of a supportive environment for this innovative transportation technology. We are all committed to making the electric vehicle Raleigh's most popular car – soon!"
