Tales From The 2023 New Mobility Congress — Day 2

Right here we’re to proceed the tales from the 2023 New Mobility Congress. We had 4 nice tales on the primary day, and day two proved to be much more eventful. With out additional ado, let me introduce my first friends.

As an alternative of 1 consultant from Finland, I used to be honored to host three nice guys — Ville Eskelinen from Hevtec Oy, Johannes Hyrynen from VTT, and Mika Kauppila from Valmet Automotive. We talked about batteries, in fact, the way forward for e-mobility in Europe and past, but in addition a couple of much less horny matter — non-road automobiles, the place Finland is enjoying a pioneering position in efforts to impress the beast. Plus, we went somewhat political on the finish forward of the parliamentary elections in Poland.

Proper after that, I used to be joined by Patrik Krizansky, president of the Slovak Electrical Car Affiliation and vp of AVERE. We additionally had a shock visitor from GreenWay, Aaron Fishbone, to make the chat even merrier. As a lot as we’re good neighbors in Europe and allies in some ways, Poland and Slovakia additionally compete in lots of areas, together with battery manufacturing. We talked in regards to the frequent targets and honest competitors in Europe, and naturally about electrical automobiles.

Subsequent on the present was an exquisite lady, Maureen Shuell, from Electrical Mobility Canada. I had questions on girls within the EV world, because it seems to be just like the sector has been efficiently developed by superb feminine leaders, together with Christina Bu from Norway, Monica Araya from Costa Rica, Kasia Sobótka and Agata Rzędowska from Poland, and plenty of, many others. I had my objections to creating this a subject of a panel throughout the congress. What an incredible chat it was. Get pleasure from it.

My final visitor was not on my authentic listing for the day, however after I noticed Jakub Wiech from Energetyka24, I didn’t hesitate a second to ask him into our great Opel Blitz. Jakub is among the most outspoken advocates for a nuclear energy station(s), an actual nuclear warrior. I used this chance to ask him what actual probabilities we stand to have the nuclear dream come true after many years of losing money and time and what applied sciences Jakub believes in. We didn’t argue a lot. I’m for nuclear myself, too.