6th CharIN NORTH AMERICA Conference and Networking event

October 4, 2022
Portland, Oregon (USA)
Host: Daimler Truck North America LLC.
4555 N Channel Ave, Portland, OR 97217


At the 6th CharIN NORTH AMERICA Conference we heared exciting news from industry leaders on the biggest trends, challenges, and opportunities in the e-mobility industry.

The Conference featured four extraordinary panels and 2 Fireside Chats covering the critical topics facing the industry – from federal and state policy to grid resiliency, consumer adoption issues, and plug & charge.

Everyone had the opportunity to connect with other CharIN members and hear from industry speakers on how to best tackle the region’s most difficult challenges that arise from building and effectively implementing smart charging.

Agenda

Subject to change without notice

10:05 - 11:05 am

Panel 1: The Future of Charging Reliability

Description

This session will describe the need for a better customer experience starting with charger reliability.
We'll examine the reliability requirements outlined in the new California and National Electric Vehicle Infrastructure funding and answer questions like:
- How can we improve service through the features and functionality of ISO-15118?
- How can we provide more driver transparency around things like charger availability and rate of charge?
- How could we add new features, like increased fees for power delivery rates?
...and much more.

Moderator

Moderator
Ivo Steklac
EVgo Inc
CV/Biography

Hilary Taylor

Hilary Taylor
SparkCharge

Dustin Schell

Dustin Schell
California Energy Commission
CV/Biography

Frank Menchaca

Frank Menchaca
Society of Automotive Engineers (SAE)
CV/Biography

Alycia Gilde

Alycia Gilde
CALSTART
CV/Biography

11:20 am - 12:20 pm

Panel 2: Changes in ISO-15118-20 and Plug and Charge Update

Description

This session will describe the technical changes in latest ISO 15118-20 and where CharIN is headed with Plug & Charge/PKI and creating a certificate via CharIN. We'll also talk about the upcoming CharIN conformance testing with 15118 and the related VOLTS event in California.

Moderator

Moderator
Jacob Mathews
Ford Motor Company
CV/Biography

Marc Mueltin

Marc Mueltin
Switch
CV/Biography

Sarah Hipel

Sarah Hipel
Rivian
CV/Biography

Cliff Fietzek

Cliff Fietzek
InCharge Energy
CV/Biography

John Halliwell

John Halliwell
Electric Power Research Institute (EPRI)
CV/Biography

1:20 - 2:20 pm

Panel 3: Policy and State Update

Description

2022 has been a huge year for federal and state EV policy and we will discuss how these policy and regulatory changes will directly impact the CharIN community. We'll also discuss the opportunities to use new standards, like MCS, to help support things like the Advanced Clean Truck Rule and Advanced Clean Fleet Rule, the technical implications of the NEVI program, and much more.

Mohamad Abdul-Hak

Mohamad Abdul-Hak
Moderator
Mercedes-Benz Research & Development N. America
CV/Biography

John Smart

John Smart
U.S. Joint Office of Energy and Transportation
CV/Biography

Rob Graff

Rob Graff
North Armerican Council for Freight Efficiency (NACFE)
CV/Biography

Alexa Diaz

Alexa Diaz
Forth
CV/Biography

Noel Crisostomo

Noel Crisostomo
US Department of Energy (DOE)
CV/Biography

Francesca Wahl

Francesca Wahl
Tesla
CV/Biography

2:25 - 3:25 pm

Panel 4: The In's and Out's of the Megawatt Charging System (MCS)

Description

This session will describe the fundamentals of MCS, the technical, policy and business impacts of MCS, and the "messy middle" transition from CCS to MCS for medium- and heavy-duty EVs and future proofing EVSE today to accommodate MCS for the future (e.g., planning for dual nozzles). This session will also describe MCS opportunities to move beyond on-road to air, marine, and rail.

Moderator

Moderator
Daniel Black
Volvo Trucks
CV/Biography

Bryce Nash

Bryce Nash
Daimler Truck North America
CV/Biography

Tim Rose

Tim Rose
REMA
CV/Biography

Amber Putignano

Amber Putignano
ABB
CV/Biography

Chip Palombini

Chip Palombini
Beta Technologies
CV/Biography

3:55 - 4:25 pm

Fireside Chat 1 : Future electric utility constraints with MCS

Description

This session will take a hard look at the real world constraints of our current electrical grid in meeting the multi-megawatt demands of MCS. We'll have speakers from the grid operations and charging infrastructure world to relay the difficulties experienced to date, as well as provide solutions for the future to meet the moment and deploy infrastructure at the scale and speed necessary.

Moderator

Moderator
Britta Gross
EPRI
CV/Biography

Paul Stith

Paul Stith
Black & Veatch
CV/Biography

Elyssia Lawrence

Elyssia Lawrence
Portland General Electric
CV/Biography

Contact

Erika Myers

Executive Director, Charging Interface Initiative North America (CharIN Inc.)

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