Dublin is Fully Charged For Electric Vehicle Summit

Dublin is set to host Fully Charged 2012, an international Electric Vehicle (EV) Summit, on July 11 2012, in the city’s Convention Centre.

Organised by ESB ecars, and co­hosted by the EU-funded GreeneMotion project, this one day EVconference and exhibition willbring together thought leadersand policy makers from Europe,US and China as well as otherexperts at the cutting edge of EVtechnology.

International executives fromIBM, Nissan, Renault, Siemens,International Energy Agency willshare their knowledge, latestresearch results and expert viewsabout this emerging industry.A panel discussion with thoseresponsible for Ecar programmesin Estonia, Ireland, Italy,Netherlands and the UK willprovide delegates with an insightinto the business models,consumer uptake and challengesof EV adoption.

In addition, first year results fromGreen eMotion, the largest EUfunded transport research projectin Europe, will be discussed.

A range of electric cars andrelated EV products and solutionswill be on display in the exhibitionarea.

A number of Irish small andmedium enterprises who, over thelast two years, have invested inthe development of a range ofinnovative products/services forthe EV market will be showcasedusing the umbrella Ecar Irelandbrand.

There will also be an Ecar TestDrive Zone whereby members ofthe public will also have theopportunity to test drive electricvehicles in Dublin city on thesame day.

Interested parties should registeronline at the official websitewww.fullycharged2012.com

Fully Charged 2012 is a satelliteevent of the Euroscience OpenForum (ESOF 2012) which is oneof the highlight events of Dublin,City of Science 2012.