Green Car Journal′s GREEN CAR SUMMIT 2009

Green Car Journal′s GREEN CAR SUMMIT 2009

WASHINGTON D.C.

On Monday, February 2, The Washington Auto Show (WAS) and the Green Car Journal will host the Green Car Summit, aptly titled Defining the Road Ahead. Held on Capitol Hill in the Rayburn House Office Building, the Green Car Summit brings together automakers and industry observers to discuss priority environmental issues, challenges and advanced technology.

Moderated by Green Car Journal publisher Ron Cogan and Washington Post automotive writer Warren Brown, the Summit will include a provocative conversation about the expanding role of innovative automotive design, the role of clean and alternative fuels, realistic pathways to bringing more advanced technology to the highway, and ways in which government and industry can work together to achieve environmental and energy diversity goals. This automotive dialogue will focus on the kinds of issues the new Obama administration will be facing in the days ahead.

The Green Car Summit boasts a distinguished panel of auto industry notables and experts from the OEMs, advocacy groups and the trade media. Several of the confirmed panelists include: Johan de Nysschen, executive vice president, Audi America; Andrew Littlefair, CEO, Clean Energy Fuels; and Alan Niedzwiecki, president & CEO, Quantum Fuel System Technologies. Niedzwiecki brings more than 25 years of experience in the alternative fuels industry in product and technology development and commercialization relating to mobile, stationary power generation, and refueling infrastructure solutions.

The Summit will run from 11:30 a.m until 2:00 p.m, with lunch provided. Members of Congress, their senior staff and the media will be invited to the Summit which will act as a precursor to Public Policy Day Onsite, commencing the following morning at the Walter E. Washington Convention Center.

The heart of the WAS will be the Green Car Pavilion, a showcase of the industry′s newest and most-innovative hybrid and alternative fuel vehicles, including hybrid race cars and new battery-powered technology that enables vehicles to reach up to 100 mph. We expect the Green Car Pavilion to be a great draw, given the urgency of environmental concerns, explains Kevin Reilly, Alexandria Hyundai, one of the Preview Reception co-chairs.For our Preview audience, the Pavilion will be the first stop!