LeasePlan's second annual Virtual EV Summit provided a full spectrum of EV information both within the fleet environment and beyond, highlighting both the challenges and solutions in the journey to vehicle electrification in the US. It also gave us an excellent opportunity to discuss learnings from our inaugural Virtual EV Summit in 2021, as we heard from previous attendees who are experiencing fleet electrification first-hand.
Topics discussed:
| Opening Matt Dyer, President and CEO, LeasePlan| US and Europe EV mega trends John Ciarlone and Mathijs Van Der Goot, LeasePlan| Customer panel: 2022 fleet progress towards electrification **Moderator**: *Mike Antich*, Automotive Fleet
*Eric McCann*, Bimbo
*Joe Lukacs*, Sherwin-Williams Co.
*Linda Ellis*, UCB
*Tom Armstrong*, TK Elevators| 2030 and fleet electrification: what's it going to take? Britta Gross, Director, Transportation, EPRI| BREAKOUT SESSION - Truck and Equipment EV OEM panel **Moderator**: *Dave Schaller*, Industry Engagement Director, North American Council for Freight Efficiency
*Bill Williams*, Sea Electric
*Andy Curtin*, Xos
*Joe Gwin*, Lion Electric
*Matt Nolan*, Daimler
| BREAKOUT SESSION - GM EV Update Ed Peper*,*Â U.S. Vice President, GM Fleet
| BREAKOUT SESSION - Canoo EV Update Gary Gumushian, Global Vice President, Canoo| BREAKOUT SESSION - Polestar EV Update Dennis Craig, Head of Fleet N.A., Polestar| Transition to sustainable transportation Jon Wojnicki, Partner, Co-Leader of EY Parthenon, Ernst & Young| Can DC fast chargers optimize electric fleet management? Jeff Cohen, VP of Sales, Tritium| Inflation Reduction Act and clean vehicle tax credits Matt Patterson, EVP - General Counsel, LeasePlan