Powering Up: How Utilities are Preparing for Electric Vehicles

  When:    Thursday, June 10, 2010    1:30 - 2:30 p.m. EDT

  What:    Powering Up: How Utilities are Preparing for Electric Vehicles

            Media Briefing Hosted by the: Electric Drive Transportation
            Association (EDTA)

            Please dial 866-866-1333 to participate. Please call in 5-10
  Where:    minutes before the briefing is scheduled to begin.

            Hear an overview from EDTA and the Electric Power Research
            Institute (EPRI) on how utilities are preparing for the consumer
            adoption of electric cars and what some of the issues these
  Why:      companies are facing;

            Learn from electric company representatives about what their
            organizations are doing in specific regions to support electric
            vehicles; and

            Find out what consumers need to know about plugging-in their
            electric vehicles at home and at fast charging stations.

Media will have the opportunity to ask questions in this interactive, media-only audio call.

  Who:     Brian Wynne, President, EDTA
           Mark Duvall, Director of Electric Transportation, EPRI
            Doug Kim, Director of PEV Readiness Program, Southern California
            Edison
           Mike Rowand, Director of Advanced Customer Technology, Duke Power

  Please RSVP to Jessica Gillman at 202-296-2002 or jdg@ecius.net.

About EDTA: The Electric Drive Transportation Association (EDTA) is the trade association representing battery, plug-in, hybrid and fuel cell electric drive technologies and infrastructure. EDTA conducts public policy advocacy, education, industry networking, and international conferences. EDTA's membership includes automotive and other equipment manufacturers, energy companies, technology developers, component suppliers, and government agencies. For more information about EDTA and its members, visit www.electricdrive.org.

/PRNewswire -- June 9/