AES
AES is one of the world's largest global power companies, with revenues of $11 billion. AES power generation and distribution facilities have the capacity to serve 100 million people worldwide, with operations in 26 countries on five continents. Its 14 regulated utilities amassed annual sales of over 82,000 GWh and its 122 power generation facilities have the capacity to generate approximately 44,000 megawatts. The AES global workforce of 30,000 people is committed to operational excellence and meeting the world's growing power needs.

PG & E
Pacific Gas and Electric Company, incorporated in California in 1905, is one of the largest combination natural gas and electric utilities in the United States. Based in San Francisco, the company is a wholly owned subsidiary of PG&E Corporation.

There are approximately 20,000 employees who carry out Pacific Gas and Electric Company's primary business—the transmission and delivery of energy. The company provides natural gas and electric service to approximately 15 million people throughout a 70,000-square-mile service area in northern and central California.

Southern California Edison
Southern California Edison has an extensive history with electro-drive technologies--from research to testing, from new technologies to consumer education. As one of the world's leading electric utilities, Edison is in a unique position to understand how clean electric power can make a difference...by improving our air quality, reducing our dependence on petroleum, and lessening the impact of global warming. Edison is also helping to ensure that electro-drive markets develop safely, reliably and efficiently, with minimal impact on the electric generation and distribution systems.

Austin Energy
Austin Energy (AE) is the electric utility owned by the City of Austin. It serves a 420 square mile area that covers the City of Austin and much of the greater Austin community. Austin Energy has a total generation capacity of 2668 MW with a diverse fuel mix including nuclear, coal, natural gas, and renewables. It has renewable energy resources of approximately 100 MW and is widely respected as a leading environmental utility. Austin Energy provides service to approximately 315,000 residential and 40,000 commercial customers. Annual revenues are in excess of $800 million. Austin Energy is led by a seasoned group of executives, officers and directors (the Leadership Team) with extensive business and utility industry experience.

Energy Storage & Power System

Maxwell Technologiess
Maxwell is a leading developer and manufacturer of innovative, cost-effective energy storage and power delivery solutions. Our BOOSTCAP® ultracapacitor cells and multi-cell modules and POWERCACHE® backup power systems provide safe and reliable power solutions for applications in consumer and industrial electronics, transportation and telecommunications. Our CONDIS® high-voltage grading and coupling capacitors help to ensure the safety and reliability of electric utility infrastructure and other applications involving transport, distribution and measurement of high-voltage electrical energy. Our radiation-mitigated microelectronic products include power modules, memory modules and single board computers that incorporate powerful commercial silicon for superior performance and high reliability in aerospace applications.

Electrovaya
Electrovaya (TSX: EFL) is a world leader in the field of portable power solutions with its award-winning, patented Lithium Ion SuperPolymer® battery technology. Its goal is to become the leading provider of tablet PCs, the premier supplier of portable power for aerospace and wireless sectors, and the principal technology champion in the development of alternative energy applications including UPS, stand-by power and zeroemission vehicles. For more information on Electrovaya and its products, please visit www.electrovaya.com

ENAX
Enax's current battery products on the market have been targeted at small power markets, like laptops. They recently started testing their batteries in larger scale applications, including automotive applications with Raser Technologies and others. A vehicle powered by an Enax battery recently set a new record at an EV race in Japan.

Enax also has demonstrated its larger scale battery by powering a street car for 20 km. Enax recently formed a joint venture to make batteries in China and is in California for discussions with a manufacturing partner in L.A.

Daiken
Daiken, a major Japanese manufacturing company, developed a new Laminated Sheet Battery using lithium combined with a manganese oxide powder.  They claim to have the highest energy density possible.  Manganese Oxide also avoids the current cobalt shortage, which is part of most existing Li Ion batteries.

International Battery
International Battery is a global provider of complete power system solutions for a wide range of applications requiring high energy or high power demand.
International Battery designs, develops, and markets power systems consisting of high-energy and high-rate lithium-ion cells and batteries and Primary Lithium Cells and Batteries. Their products are used for Electric Vehicles, Hybrid Electric Vehicles, Electronic Weapon Systems, communication equipment and numerous other applications.

A123Systems
A123 is the developer of a new generation of Lithium-Ion batteries that revolutionizes the way manufacturers design high power products.  The Company is the first to simultaneously address the three major factors affecting battery performance: High Power, Intrinsic Safety and Long Life.  A123Systems’ breakthrough technology, innovative manufacturing model, team of tier-one investors and industry leading executives are providing the power to change the game for today’s OEM, Military, Automotive, and medical device manufacturers.

Delta-Q Technologies
Delta-Q develops power management products for the electric drive vehicle industry and other markets where advanced power conversion solutions are required. These products are based on a power platform that utilizes high efficiency, high frequency power conversion circuits with advanced software control. The resulting benefits: smaller, lighter, higher performance products and lower overall systems cost. Now in its second year of commercial product shipments, Delta-Q is on a fast-track growth curve and has won supply agreements from leading OEMs in the industry. For more information, please visit: www.delta-q.com.

LS Cable
LS (Leading Solutions) Cable Company, Ltd. is a South Korean cable, chemical and engineering company and a manufacturer of electric wire and cable for power distribution which separated from the LG Group in November of 2003 to lead an independent brand power. It was established as its own cable company on March of 2005 as a part of the newly formed LS Group. The headquarter is located in Gangnam-gu of Seoul, Korea, with branches and subsidiairies overseas throughout Asia, Europe, the Middle East and more recently, the United States (LS Cable America, Inc. located in Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey). LS Cable is the largest cable producer in South Korea, and one of the largest globally.

Drive Systems

Raser Technologies
Formed in 2003, Raser believes that its current and pending patents and proprietary intellectual property cover breakthrough technologies. Raser's Symetron™ technologies more efficiently harness electrical energy in electric motors, electric motor drives and controllers, alternator and generator technologies. Application of Symetron generally requires minor changes to existing manufacturing processes for motors or their controllers, but yields significant increases in power, performance and efficiency to the rotating electro-magnetic application without the use of exotic materials. Further information on Raser may be found at www.rasertech.com.

At Hydrogenics we are driven by the vision of a dramatically different future – a future in where new energy technologies not only contribute to a healthier environment and a better global quality of life, but also surpass the capabilities of today's incumbent energy technologies across a range of energy needs and expectations. We are excited by the opportunities our technology represents and are eager to make its far reaching impact realized through commercial applications in transportation, stationary and portable power markets.

Brusa contributes to more economical and more efficient handling with energy. For this purpose Brusa develops and produces high-efficient power electronics to convert electric energy. Applications mainly include electric and hybrid fuel cell vehicles field as well as energy generation and distribution plants.

We support our customers from the concept idea to the prototypes to the series production. We supply highly specialized power electronics to the leading manufacturers and development firms primarily in the automotive industry. We serve only civil sector.

Solomon Technologies develops, engineers, manufactures, licenses and sells electric power drive systems. They intend to expand the licensing, manufacturing and sale of electric power drive systems, including those incorporating hybrid and regenerative technologies, and the licensing and manufacturing of their Electric Wheel® and Electric Transaxle®. Solomon also provides sophisticated power production and automated power management products and offer a broad array of engineering services and solutions for motive applications, autonomous energy production and systems automation.

We develop, engineer, manufacture, license and sell electric power drive systems. We intend to expand the licensing, manufacturing and sale of electric power drive systems, including those incorporating hybrid and regenerative technologies, and the licensing and manufacturing of our Electric Wheel® and Electric Transaxle®. We also provide sophisticated power production and automated power management products and offer a broad array of engineering services and solutions for motive applications, autonomous energy production and systems automation.

NexxtDrive Ltd is the design and development company behind the revolutionary new DualDrive Transmission Technology that combines the functionality of a continuously variable automatic gearbox with that of an efficient hybrid electric drive. The company was established to develop and exploit a portfolio of patented innovative drive technologies for the automotive, off-road, light electric vehicle, wind generation and other industrial applications. Because of its relatively high mechanical efficiency, and its hybrid vehicle capability, NexxtDrive systems will contribute to reducing harmful pollutants and assist in decreasing dependency on hydrocarbon based fuels.
 

Oak Ridge National Laboratory
Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL) is a multiprogram science and technology national laboratory managed for the United States Department of Energy by UT-Battelle, a limited liability partnership between the University of Tennessee and Battelle Memorial Institute. ORNL is located in Oak Ridge, Tennessee, near Knoxville. Scientists and engineers at ORNL conduct basic and applied research and development to create scientific knowledge and technological solutions that build the nation's expertise in key areas of science; increase the availability of clean, abundant energy; restore and protect the natural environment; and contribute to national security.

FEV
FEV is an independent engine and powertrain systems research, design and development company, headquartered in Aachen, Germany. Globally, it provides complete concept-to-production (C2P™) support to the transportation industry, commercial engine manufacturers and the emerging hybrid and fuel-cell industries. The company designs, prototypes and develops advanced gasoline-, diesel- and alternative-fueled engines, as well as advanced vehicle powertrain concepts, electronic control systems and hybrid-electric vehicles. FEV also is a global supplier of advanced test cell, instrumentation and test equipment.

Supporting Organizations

CalCars
CalCars is a group of entrepreneurs, environmentalists, engineers and other citizens working to spur adoption of efficient, non-polluting automotive technologies. We're building demand among highly receptive markets to encourage auto makers to produce 100+MPG "no-sacrifices" high-performance, clean hybrid cars. We originated in response to interest in advanced automotive technologies, support from current owners of electric, natural gas, bio-fuel and hybrid vehicles, and the realization that fleets and early adopters have the buying power and resources needed to jump-start the market for better cars.

Plug-In Partners
Plug-In Partners is a national grass-roots initiative to demonstrate to automakers that a market for flexible-fuel Plug-in Hybrid Electric Vehicles (PHEV) exists today. The partners envisioned in this campaign are local and state governments, utilities, and environmental, consumer and business organizations. These entities can become a Plug-In Partner and join the founding Plug-In Partners in support of the national campaign.

Advisory Members

Mr. Alan G. Perriton is the recently retired Executive in charge of Strategic Alliances and New Business Development for General Motors Asia Pacific. He brings over 34 years of executive experience with GM in the U.S. and Asia. In 1992 Mr. Perriton was named Executive Director of World Wide Purchasing with an annual budget approaching $30 billion. In his final role, he was responsible for creating the very effective foreign automotive manufacturing operations of GM Daewoo in Korea which has quickly become the growth engine of GM's Asia-Pacific Operations, including China.

Mr. Danny Sullivan is a former racing driver from the United States. In 1984 competed in the CART (Championship Auto Racing Teams) open-wheel series winning the Indianapolis 500 in 1985. The "spin and win" footage of his red and white Miller American doing a 360 down the short chute at Indy after passing Mario Andretti for the lead has been played on countless motorsports programs. Recovering from the spin undamaged except for flat-spotted tires, Sullivan went into the pits for new rubber, then returned to the track and passed Mario a second time to go on for the win. Danny would set the pace at Indy again in 1988, leading 91 of the first 101 laps, until he drifted out and hard into the turn 1 wall. Nevertheless, he went on to win the CART series title for Roger Penske that year.