Nov. 6, 2009 (PR Newswire) -- Nissan's Ghosn, FedEx's Smith, NRG's Crane, Top CEOs to Form Coalition, Release Policy Roadmap, & Hold Roundtable With Political Leaders at Newseum
On Monday morning, November 16, at the Newseum, business leaders representing the entire value chain of an electrified transportation system will hold a press conference to announce the formation of the Electrification Coalition and the release of its Electrification Roadmap, a sweeping report outlining a vision for the deployment of electric vehicles and infrastructure on a mass scale. Following the press conference, Coalition members will join top political leaders in a roundtable discussion.
WHAT: Press Conference and Roundtable Discussion launching Electrification Coalition and releasing Electrification Roadmap
WHEN: Monday, November 16
TIME: 10:00 AM
WHERE: The Newseum
555 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW
Washington, DC
PARTICIPANTS: Members of the Electrification Coalition, including:
-- Timothy E. Conver, Chairman, President & CEO, AeroVironment, Inc.
-- Peter L. Corsell, CEO, GridPoint, Inc.
-- David W. Crane, President & CEO, NRG Energy, Inc.
-- Kevin Czinger, President & CEO, Coda Automotive
-- Seifi Ghasemi, Chairman & CEO, Rockwood Holdings, Inc.
-- Carlos Ghosn, President & CEO, Nissan Motor Company, Ltd.
-- Alex A. Molinaroli, Chairman, Johnson Controls-Saft and President,
Johnson Controls Power Solutions
-- Reuben Munger, Chairman, Bright Automotive, Inc.
-- Frederick W. Smith, Chairman, President & CEO, FedEx Corporation
-- David P. Vieau, President & CEO, A123 Systems, Inc.
CONTACT: Jonathan Grella of Securing America's Future Energy, +1-202-461-2369, jgrella@electrificationcoalition.org
/PRNewswire-USNewswire -- Nov. 6/
SOURCE Electrification Coalition
