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E-Blast : SPECIAL DISCOUNT FOR EVHUB.IN READERS – 10% OFF WITH VOUCHER CODE “GPFA” for Electric Vehicle Infrastructure World, Berlin, Germany

Hear from leading automakers, fleet owners, local authorities, and utilities on how they are integrating EVs into their businesses and what they need from each other and the industry to take electric vehicles mass market.
Now in its 2nd year, the congress maps out the entire value and shares best practice on profitable business models, strategies and value-added services to facilitate mass adoption and drive the electric vehicle revolution.

For more details download the brochure here >

Attend Electric Vehicle Infrastructure World and learn:

• How to discover profitable business models from leading automakers and utilities
• How to identify and develop key value-added services to boost consumer uptake
• How to gain insights on vehicle selection and charging requirements from fleets
• How to predict and reduce the total cost of ownership for fleets and early adopters
• How to note key strategies to generate ROI from charging infrastructure installations
• How to uncover secrets to seamlessly connect various charger types across Europe
• How to create a truly customer-centric billing system and payment infrastructure
• How to plan for an entirely smart city with nation-wide roll-outs and support services
• How to prepare for the next generation of inductive charging and V2G technologies

For more details download the brochure here >

If you find it interesting and would like to learn more about how to increase the uptake of electric vehicles, you need to be at Electric Vehicle Infrastructure World 2012. Among our speakers this year are:

• Ingo Alpheus, CEO, RWE Effizienz
• Bryan Hansel, CEO, Smith Electric Vehicles
• Etienne Henry, Vice President, Product Planning & Zero Emission B.U., Nissan
• Rene Roeder, Marketing Manager, Athlon Car Lease
• Leonhard Graf von Harrach, Country Manager Germany, Tesla Motors
• Ruben van Doorn, Director, Planet ME, TNT
• Kobus Meiring, CEO, Optimal Energy
• Senan McGrath, Chief Technology Officer, eCars, ESB
• Johan Mossberg, Electric Vehicle Strategy & Marketing VP, Schneider Electric
• Mark Simon, Head of Alternative Fuels Program, NYC DOT

And many more! For more details download the brochure here >

Please do not hesitate to get in touch for further information as we would be happy to help.

We hope to welcome you to the Electric Vehicle Infrastructure World this June.

Contact us directly for more information:

Angela Sands
General Manager
Tel: +44 (0) 207 092 1340
Fax: + 44(0) 207 242 1508
Email: angela.sands@terrapinn.com
Web: http://www.terrapinn.com/2012/electric-vehicle-infrastructure-world/

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AUTOMOTIVE WORLD 2012 was held with great success in Tokyo! -Show Highlights-

Tokyo, Japan– AUTOMOTIVE WORLD 2012, held at Tokyo Big Sight from January 18^th through 20^th, has concluded in complete success.

Now we invite you to experience some of the highlights which attracted particular attentions at the industry leading event which gathered a record-breaking 349 exhibitors and 21,151 visitors.

<1> Opening Ribbon-Cutting Ceremony

It was “Opening Ribbon-Cutting Ceremony” that represented AUTOMOTIVE WORLD, the central hub of the Asian automotive industry.

39 executives from almost all the leading OEM & Tier 1 companies from home and abroad such as TOYOTA, HONDA, MAZDA, MITSUBISHI, BMW, FORD, GM, VW, BOSCH … have　celebrated the opening of AUTOMOTIVE WORLD 2012. It has become a major event which symbolizes the prosperity of bothAsia’s automotive industry and AUTOMOTIVE WORLD 2012.

>> Click here for the list of Ribbon-Cutting Dignitaries

<2> Exhibition： Leading companies in 3 fields holding the key for the future of the automotive industry exhibited under one roof.

<4^th CAR-ELE JAPAN> is the leading exhibition gathering all kinds of automotive electronics technologies becoming increasingly important as a key for greater safety, improvement of fuel efficiency, etc. One of its core technologies, semiconductors were showcased here by all the major manufacturers such as INFINEON TECHNOLOGIES JAPAN, RENESAS ELECTRONICS, STMICROELECTRONICS, FREESCALE SEMICONDUCTOR JAPAN, LINEAR TECHNOLOGY, INTERSIL, etc. There are very few exhibitions that are able to collectively bring all the semiconductor manufacturers together who work in the automotive semiconductor industry.

At <3^rd EV JAPAN>, the core technologies for EV & HEV such as motors, inverters & drive system were presented by major companies like YASKAWA ELECTRIC, MEIDENSHA, NIDEC, TAMAGAWA SEIKI, HITACHI, FUJI ELECTRIC and many others. Among them, NIDEC had exhibited for the first time in 10 years and entered the large motor drive market for EV. It had been brought to the attention that NIDEC chose EVJAPAN to launch their new product “rare earth-less motor” into the market, which grabbed the attention of many specialists. There were many admiring comments from OEM and Tier 1 companies like ”EVJAPAN has become ‘the’ exhibition which gather the automotive industry top leaders”.

<2^nd Automotive Weight Reduction Expo> took place greatly expanding its scale from the previous show. TORAY INDUSTRY showcased a car made from new fiber materials, as well as many other companies exhibiting light-weight car body and car parts at their booths. Even though it is only the second opening of the show, this exhibition has already established its position as the indispensable business platform to work on the industry’s important challenge “weight reduction”.

<3> Technical Conference： Asia’s largest scale – 3,235 professionals attended in total.

Inviting the top key persons from TOYOTA MOTOR, VOLKSWAGEN and FORD MOTOR COMPANY as keynote speakers, total 33 sessions have been held featuring ‘’Automotive Electronics’’, ‘’EV & HEV’’ and ‘’Weight Reduction’’. Total 3,235 industry professionals and newspersons attended the conference and enjoyed building up their knowledge on the cutting-edge trends and technologies on the hottest issues.

Next year, AUTOMOTIVE WORLD will come back with even larger scale from Jan 16th to 18th in 2013 at Tokyo Big Sight. We are looking forward to seeing you at the show in 2013.

For more information: www.automotiveworld.jp/en/

Contact us:

AUTOMOTIVE WORLD 2012 Show Management, Reed Exhibitions Japan Ltd.

TEL: +81-3-3349-8502 / Email:car-pr@reedexpo.co.jp

Attn: Kyoko Nagakusa (Ms.), Sangmi Jong (Ms.), Yuki Ohmichi (Ms.), Ge Lan (Ms.)

Events: 3rd Annual Green Fuels & Vehicles China 2012 15-16 May, 2012 Shanghai, China

The third annual Green Fuels & Vehicles China 2012 will be convened on May 15-16 inShanghai,China, This year’s event will highlight the roadmap of new energy vehicles, policy incentives, infrastructure, power supply, advanced technologies and successful business models, connected vehicles and telematics, and so on.

As China’s premier gathering solely dedicated to new energy vehicle industry, the event has been successfully held twice, attracting more than 300 industry practitioners from across the value chain which include IBM, Panasonic Industrial China, United Automotive Electronic Systems Co,. Ltd, JOHNSON CONTROLS, Ford Motor, SIEMENS, dSPACE Mechatronic Control Technology, MarkLines Co., Ltd., Fiat Powertrain Technologies Shanghai, Nissan China, Novelis Korea Limited, Mitsui & Co., Ltd., CIE Automotive China, DSM Engineering Plastics, A&D Technology Inc, GM China, ArcelorMittal China, Asahi Glass Co., Ltd.  GHSP(Shanghai)  Automotive Co,. Ltd. Lyondellbasell Industries, Bayer MaterialScience Limited, etc.

This year, the summit is expected to gather 150+ decision makers from the global green fuels and vehicles fraternities including policy makers, automobile manufacturers, component suppliers, grid/ charging utilities, OEMs, raw materials suppliers, battery manufacturers, semiconductor manufacturers, technology vendors, system integrators, solution providers, software developers, distributors, testing bodies, rental and fleet companies, analysts, consulting firms, research institutes, etc.

Why is it a can’t-miss event?
• Hear the policy makers’ interpretation of national plan and analysis of latest charging standards
• See the hardware and software developers demonstrate their technology. Learn and discuss the specifics with them.
• Understand the recent opportunities and meet potential clients by networking and partnership building
• Learn the status quo of battery swap stations; evaluate the profitability of E-bus or E-taxi
• Major players share successful experiences and talk about suggestions.

The 3rd Green Fuels & Vehicles China 2012, asChina’s leading international networking and information exchanging platform for new energy vehicle industry, is an excellent choice for decision makers to acquire insights and deeper understandings of the opportunities, challenges and strategies inChinagreen fuels and new energy vehicles industry.

To inquire detailed event information, please contact: Ms. Tina Tian
Tel: +86 21 5181 5373                        Email: tina@igvision.com
Or visit the official event website: http://www.greenfuels-vehicles.com

EV Events: World EV Summit 2012 12 – 14 June 2012 Copenhagen, Denmark

Register and Get 10% discount –  http://www.informaglobalevents.com/FKE2228EVH

WEVS 2012 is the only electric vehicle conference to harness critical cross value-chain partnerships to drive the electric vehicles industry forward. Explore commercially viable, sustainable business models, experience technological breakthroughs that will propel the EV industry forward, and meet the market leaders who are making a difference today with 10+ official networking opportunities.

Hear from 65+ top industry speakers across 55+ engaging sessions at the go-to event for all you need to know about electric vehicles, the grid, fleets, infrastructure, batteries and more.

Don’t miss the opportunity to hear from:

-          Barry Shrier, CEO, LIBERTY ELECTRIC CARS

-          Hugues Van Honacker, Policy Officer, Clean Transport, EUROPEAN COMMISSION

-          Akihito Tanke, Advisor To The President, TOYOTA

-          Lars Bording, CEO, CHOOSEEV

-          Steve Saltzgiver, Director – Fleet Operations, North America, COCA-COLA LTD.

-          Philippe Dupuy, Project Manager, Electric Vehicles, RENAULT

-          Pierre Loing, Vice President Product Strategy, Planning and Electric Vehicles, NISSAN

-          Torben Anderson, Chief Commercial Officer, BETTER PLACE

-          Martin M. Thomsen, Head of Technology, CLEARDRIVE A/S

-          Mariana Gerzanych, CEO and Founder, 350 GREEN

-          Peter Soliman, CEO, FLEET LOGISTICS INTERNATIONAL

Visit the website now for more information , or contact the WEVS team on +44 (0) 20 7017 6333, or email iee@informa.com.

Register today and receive a 10% discount by quoting the VIP code: FKE2228EVH.

Toyota, GM, VW, Nissan, Ford, Honda … etc., industry leaders will disclose their strategies at AUTOMOTIVE WORLD Technical Conference!

Toyota, GM, VW, Nissan, Ford, Honda … etc., industry leaders will disclose their strategies at AUTOMOTIVE WORLD Technical Conference!

 Tokyo, Japan – At AUTOMOTIVE WORLD 2012 Technical Conference, world’s leading companies such as Toyota, GM, VW, Nissan, Ford, Honda, Daimler, Robert Bosch, etc., will disclose their latest strategies and development situation on the hottest topics.

[Jan. 18 – 20, 2012 inTokyo]

Toyota, General Motors, Volkswagen, Nissan, Ford, Honda, Daimler, AUDI, Mazda, Robert Bosch, Denso, Infineon Technologies … all these are the speakers of AUTOMOTIVE WORLD 2012 Technical Conference.

33 key persons speaking on the industry’s hottest topics such as EV & HEV, Weight Reduction, Next-generation Informatics, the key to grab the emerging markets, etc., AUTOMOTIVE WORLD 2012 Technical Conference sure will gather full attention from the world’s automotive industry. (Full Program: www.car-ele.jp/en/seminar/)

<Pickup 1 – Keynote Session / Automotive Electronics>

At the Keynote Session, key persons fromToyota, Volkswagen & Ford will speak on “Future Automotive Electronics for Next-generation Vehicles”

This would be the first and only opportunity to hear 3 top key persons gather to speak about development of Next-generation vehicles ― Mr. Yoshida from Toyota Motors, who is Managing Officer in charge of control technologies and electronics, Mr. Krebs from Volkswagen, Executive Vice President and Head of Group E-Traction, and Ms. Gioia from Ford Motor, Director of Global Electrification. Must-attend to grab the industry leaders’ strategies on Automotive Electronics, the key technology in the current and future automotive industry.

(Details: [CAR-K] Leading Manufacturers Discuss Future Automotive Electronics for Next-generation Vehicles)

You can also reach the latest products and technologies showcased at co-held 4^th CAR-ELE JAPAN,Asia’s leading exhibition for automotive electronics.

<Pickup 2 ― EV & HEV>

The biggest challenge for every automotive manufacturer – EV & HEV development, will be addressed by the major players, Toyota, Nissan, GM Japan, Honda, Robert Bosch, Nidec … etc. From market outlook and strategies to core technologies of EV development such as Motor, Inverter and Secondary Battery, various approach to the hottest market are available here. (Details: www.car-ele.jp/en/seminar/)

At co-held 3^rd EV JAPAN (EV & HEV Drive System Technology Expo), the latest models of EV & HEV will be showcased, as well as all kinds of core technologies such as Motors, Inverters, Batteries, Connectors, Chargers, etc.

<Pickup 3 ― Weight Reduction [NEW]>

A new topic will join the Technical Conference this year, in response to the industry’s huge attention ― it’s Weight Reduction Technologies, which are becoming more and more important with more compact and more fuel-efficient vehicles ruling the market.

3 different approaches to weight reduction will be introduced here, Steel Products by Sumitomo Metal Industries, CFRP by Toray Industries and Multimaterial Concepts by AUDI. (Details: [CAR-10] Latest processing and Material Technologies for Automotive Weight Reduction)

To explore more materials and technologies for weight reduction, visit 2^nd Automotive Weight Reduction Expo also co-held.

For the full program of AUTOMOTIVE WORLD Technical Conference,

visit www.automotiveworld.jp/en/seminar/

Contact us:

AUTOMOTIVE WORLD 2012 Show Management, Reed Exhibitions Japan Ltd.

TEL: +81-3-3349-8502            FAX: +81-3-3349-4900

Email:car-pr@reedexpo.co.jp

Attn: Kyoko Nagakusa (Ms.), Sangmi Jong (Ms.), Yuki Ohmichi (Ms.), Ge Lan (Ms.)