The APEC Joint Transport/Energy Ministerial meeting took place in San Francisco, from September 12 through 14, 2011. The USA APEC 2011 Host Committee organized an event on the evening of September 13th to showcase state-of-the-art electric, hybrid-electric and other alternative fuel vehicles, and sustainable transport technologies. The exposition was part of the official U.S. Government agenda for Ministers and other high-level officials participating in the Ministerial.
The objective of the event was to demonstrate the potential of the sustainable transport sector and to energize and inform the Ministerial discussions about the policies needed to accelerate the growth of these new technologies. The event provided a unique opportunity for the Ministers and other senior officials to network amongst themselves and with participating exhibitors.
The exhibition highlighted various electric, electric/hybrid, CNG, fuel cell and other vehicles, including passenger cars, commercial vans, buses, tugs, and more. A short track was delineated to allow test-rides. In addition to the innovative vehicles themselves, the exhibition also featured Infrastructure and associated technologies meant to support them, such as charging infrastructure, battery technologies, smart-grid applications, and renewable energy sources such as solar.
The event also included tours of the FedEx Oakland Hub, which incorporates a large solar power generation facility that charges electric vehicles at the Hub, and a FedEx Express B777F freighter aircraft on display – the most fuel-efficient and largest aircraft in the FedEx fleet, which is already in revenue service on many routes in the APEC region.
Other exhibitors included:
- AC Transit (fuel cell bus)
- Air Liquide Industrial US LP (Fuel cell GenDrive display)
- Air Products and Chemicals (hydrogen tube trailer)
- American Honda Motor Company (static display Civic natural gas vehicle and test track FCX Clarity)
- BAE Systems and SFMTA (fuel cell bus)
- Ballard Power Systems (static display of fuel cell stacks/portable unit)
- Bloom Energy (static display fuel cell power generation)
- BMW (static display MINI E and test track MINI E)
- Chrysler (static display Ram 1500 Plug-in electric hybrid and test track Ram 1500 Plug-in electric hybrid)
- CODA Automotive (CODA vehicle)
- ECOtality (static display blink pedestal charging station)
- FedEx (777, solar hub, static display 2 M2 straight truck hybrids, 2 W700 Walk-in hybrids, 1 all electric walk ins)
- Ford (static display 2012 Ford Focus electric and test track 2011 Transit Connect electric)
- GE Energy (static display Watt Station, GE’s EV charging station)
- General Motors (static display 2011 Chevy Volt, 2011 Escalade hybrid and test track 2011 Chevy Volt and 2008 Chevy Fuel Cell)
- Honeywell Aerospace (static display)
- Linde North America and Waste Management (static display bio-diesel garbage truck)
- Mazda (test track hydrogen RX-8)
- Mercedes-Benz (test track B class fuel cell)
- Nissan (test track Xtrail fuel cell vehicle and Nissan LEAF)
- Siemens (static display)
- Sun Line Transit Agency (static display Flyer hydrogen fuel cell bus)
- SunPowerCorporation (static display solar panels)
- Toyota (static display, Prius plug-in hybrid and test track Toyota fuel cell hybrid)
- Vision Motor Corp/Vision Industries Corp (static display and test track Tyrano class 8 heavy-duty truck)
- Zero Motorcycles (test track 2011 Zero S electric motorcycle, no riders)