Due to last-minute increases in COVID-19 restrictions, the MOVE America 2021 event, in Austin, was smaller than I’d hoped, but there was still lots to see and many speakers to hear.
Austin is one of my favorite places to visit, in all of Texas, and when invited to speak at the MOVE America 2021 conference, in Austin, I jumped at the opportunity to visit the capitol of Texas. I was asked to speak on the subject of “Dispelling EV Myths,” one of my favorite topics. Given 20 minutes to do so, I was talking fast and couldn’t cover as much of the subject as I would have wished, but you’ll get the gist of my thoughts here. A video of the presentation is here, but the audio quality is poor, due to the mic output not being recorded and that another speaker, on the stage behind us, was quite loud at times.
I also chaired a panel, consisting of Chris Anthony, Co-CEO of Aptera Motors (a vehicle in which I am very interested…) and Greg Tarr, Chief Strategy Officer of Indigo Technologies. Although I haven’t come across Indigo Technologies before, their vehicles, aimed at people in the “gig economy,” have very ergonomic features for their use-case. The subject of our panel was “What will the car of the future look like?”. (Spoiler alert: it’ll be electric, not hydrogen-propelled, aerodynamic, lighter, affordable and not just a commuter vehicle.)
At the last minute, I was asked to also chair a panel on “How is electrification impacting the automotive industry?”. The chair for that group, Carla Bailo, President and CEO of the Center for Automotice Research, missed her flight from Michigan. She had a great reason to miss her flight. Her daughter went into labor. Congrats, Carla!
The panelists were Spencer Reeder, the Director, Government Affairs, & Sustainability, at Audi of America and Akshay Singh, Partner, at PwC US. PwC is the brand under which the member firms of PricewaterhouseCoopers International Limited (PwCIL) operate and provide professional services.
I look forward to next year’s MOVE America show!
