John German, Senior Fellow, International Council for Clean Transportation, has been confirmed as a speaker in the Alternative Powertrain Technology session at Automotive World’s Megatrends USA ’14, which takes place in Michigan on 18 March 2014.
John German is a Senior Fellow for the International Council for Clean Transportation, with primarily responsibility for technology innovation and U.S. policy development.
Mr. German has been involved with advanced technology and efficiency since joining Chrysler in 1976, where he spent 8 years in Powertrain Engineering working on fuel economy issues. He then spent 13 years doing research and writing regulations for EPA’s Office of Mobile Sources’ laboratory in Ann Arbor, MI. Prior to joining ICCT four years ago, he spent 11 years as Manager of Environmental and Energy Analyses for American Honda Motor Company, with an emphasis on being a liaison between Honda’s R&D people in Japan and regulatory affairs. Mr. German is the author of a book on hybrid gasoline-electric vehicles published by SAE and a variety of technical papers, including the future of hybrid vehicles, technology costs and benefits, consumer valuation of fuel savings, feebates, and light truck trends. He was the first recipient of the Barry D. McNutt award, presented annually by SAE for Excellence in Automotive Policy Analysis.
He has a bachelor’s degree in Physics from the University of Michigan and got over half way through an MBA before he came to his senses.
John German will be speaking in the Alternative Powertrain Technology session of the Fuel Economy and Emissions Reduction Stream.
Other speakers confirmed to date include:
- John Waraniak, Vice President of Vehicle Technology, Specialty Equipment Market Association (SEMA)
- Mike Tinskey, Director of Global Vehicle Electrification and Infrastructure, Ford Motor Company
- John Traynor, Senior Vice President – Products, Bsquare
- Andy Gryc, Senior Automotive Product Marketing Manager, QNX Software Systems
- Richard Wallace (Moderator), Director, Transportation Systems Analysis, Center for Automotive Research
To register for this event, please go to http://megatrendsusa.automotiveworld.com/register/
For further details on this event, please contact the event manager, Laura Knight: laura.knight@automotiveworld.com / +44 (0) 292 070 9318
