100% Renewable San Diego:
"Will your Next Car be an Electric Vehicle?
- Reduce pollution and save money" |
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Date: Wednesday June 10, 2015
Time: 6:00 pm-8:00 pm
Free Event For Members - $10 Non Members
At our upcoming event, speakers will address different facets of the electrical vehicle market.
Peder Norby, longtime electrical car user and expert in the fields of transportation, renewable energy and planning, will discuss energy and transportation developments and how San Diego is uniquely positioned to be a national leader in the field of electric vehicles.
Kevin O'Beirne, from SDG&E, will discuss some of the current obstacles and difficulties regarding the growth of the electrical vehicle market, including the increased demand of electricity, and how SDG&E is proposing to handle them.
Colin Santulli will provide an ‘EV 101’ as a basis for the rest of the evening, as well as discuss the state of the EV market in San Diego and California more broadly.
The number of electric vehicles on California roads is increasing. Most car brands have a hybrid or electric car in their portfolio. Numerous rebate programs reduce the cost of purchase and total cost of ownership. The number of plug-in points is increasing. The driving ranges are increasing. As the barriers are lowering, and the urgency to reduce greenhouse gases increases, will the number of electrical vehicles grow faster? And what will the implications be for you, and for San Diego?
Speaker Detail:
 Kevin O'Beirne
Customer Solutions Manager
SDG&E Clean Transportation & Advanced Technology Integration
Kevin O'Beirne has been with San Diego Gas & Electric for twelve years, spending ten years doing regulatory case management work for the utility. Recently, he has been working on residential rate reform and the challenges of integrating the growth of electric vehicles into the distribution grid. Kevin is a graduate of Stanford University with a degree in public policy.
Peder Norby
Special Projects Coordinator
City Of Carlsbad
Peder is a San Diego native and a 33 year resident of Carlsbad CA, where he lives in a Net Zero Energy home. Peder is a consultant in the fields of economic development, planning, agriculture and transportation. He is currently under contract with the City of Carlsbad, The Leichtag Foundation, and APEX Performance where he is working with BMW and Toyota on emerging transportation technologies. Peder has been a Field Rest driver for BMW during the past 6 years logging more than 100,000 miles in various electric vehicles.Regionally, Peder has served as a San Diego County Planning Commissioner for the past eight years and is currently serving as Chairperson of the Technical Advisory Committee drafting the Renewable Energy Master Plan for the County of San Diego.
Colin Santulli
Senior Manager, Transportation
Center for Sustainable Energy
As Senior Manager of Transportation Programs, Colin Santulli directs CSE’s alternative fuel programs including the California Clean Vehicle Rebate Project (for the California Air Resources Board) and similar statewide incentive projects in Massachusetts and Connecticut. He also oversees the development and implementation of regional plug-in electric and alternative-fuel vehicle readiness plans, including the San Diego Regional Readiness Plans, in partnership with SANDAG. Colin oversees additional various vehicle adoption programs and consumer awareness initiatives, most notably, the San Francisco Metropolitan Transit Commission’s Experience Electric campaign that provided PEV test drives for more than 4,250 drivers during a six-month promotion. He has a master’s degree in international affairs with an environmental policy emphasis from the University of California, San Diego.
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Wednesday June 10, 2015
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6:00 pm - 8:00 pm |
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World Resources Simulation Center
1088 Third Ave San Diego, CA 92101
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Free Parking: Horton Plaza has 3 hour free parking with validation. If possible we suggest you use the Trolley. Civic Center stop |
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Free Event for Members
$10 Non Members
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Please join us - and bring your personal experiences and questions!
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| About Global Energy Network Institute and the SimCenter
GENI's mission is to conduct research and to educate world leaders and the public about the critical strategy of the interconnection of electric power networks between nations and continents, with an emphasis on tapping abundant renewable energy resources. In 2011, GENI moved into its new facility, and opened the World Resources Simulation Center. The SimCenter is an immersive visualization facility that facilitates collaborative problem solving.
1088 3rd Ave
San Diego, California 92101
GENI: 619-595-0139
WRSC SimCenter: 619-234-1088
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Visualizing sustainable solutions to global and local problems so society makes informed choices quicker.
