SAE 2012 World Congress & Exhibition

Wednesday, April 25
The Connection between Fuel Economy and Emissions: Do we have the best balance to
serve America¿s interests?
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Wednesday, April 25
Keynote Speaker - Anthony Levandowski, Google's Self-Driving Car Project
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2018 and Beyond Powertrains
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ANN203
Room FEV Powertrain Innovation Forum
For years we¿ve seen significant improvements on both sides of the fence. Mutually exclusive tradeoffs still exist, however. Government, consumer
and OEM perspectives may not be aligned, but finding the right balance between these iconic goals is a key to the competitiveness of our products.
These panelists will provide perspectives on how we balance ¿green¿ with ¿consumer requirements¿.
Moderators -
Panelists -
Jeffrey Alson, Senior Policy Advisor, Office of Transportation and Air Quality, U.S. Environmental
Protection Agency
ANN107
Room AVL Technology Leadership Center
Keynote Speaker - Anthony Levandowski, Google's Self-Driving Car Project
ANN102
Room AVL Technology Leadership Center
Wednesday, April 25
Even as emission regulations have become stricter, the ICE engine has met the challenge and continued to be a viable powertrain option. The big
question is how much longer the fuel economy and cost advantages of the ICE engine will last before being replaced with a HEV? This panel will
offer their opinions on the fate of the ICE engine, the core technologies that sustain it, and when HEVs will begin to dominate.
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Panelists -
Manager, FEV Inc.; Lars Ullrich, Director, Marketing, Diesel Systems North America, Robert Bosch LLC;
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Robert Bienenfeld, Senior Manager, Environment & Energy Strategy, Product Regulatory Office, American
Honda Motor Co., Inc.; Douglasi Greenhaus, Chief Regulatory Counsel, Environment, Health & Safety,
NADA; Michael Harpster, Director, Propulsion Systems Research lab, General Motors Company; Dan
Kapp, Director, Ford Powertrain Research & Advanced, Ford Motor Company; Uwe Kirberg, Vice
President Engineering Diesel Systems, Diesel, Robert Bosch LLC;
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Mick Winship, Executive Director, AVL Powertrain Engineering, Inc.
Joseph Bakaj, Vice President, Powertrain Engineering, Ford Motor Company; Chris Cowland, Director,
Advance & SRT Powertrain, Chrysler LLC; Dimitri Kazarinoff, President, AVL Powertrain, Inc.; Sam
Winegarden, Vice President Powertrain Global Engines, General Motors Company;
Wednesday, April 25
1:00 p.m.
9:00 a.m.
Keynote Speakers - Anthony Levandowski, Business Lead, Google's Self-Driving Car Project
Session Time:
10:30 a.m.
Zero Emissions Challenge in Infrastructure: How Industries/Sectors get Connected to Avoid
Pitfalls to Zero Emission Mobility