Association for the Promotion of Electric Vehicles - Providing information on the commercialization and spread of electric vehicles.
With the APEV taking a central role, we will form a collective of organizations, businesses and individuals who truly aspire to realize the EV/PHV/FCV business and aim for a system with the power to deliver.
The following seven working groups will be administered. An executive will serve as a representative for each group
- 1. Information sharing: construct a community for the cooperation of industry, government and academia and go on to produce high value-added information.
- 2. Proposal of specifications/promotion of standardization: establish standards proposed by the APEV, and contribute to the improvement of reliability and safety in the industry.
- 3. Technical training: conduct training for EV related persons, including vehicle technicians and mechanics, in educational institutions and businesses (provision of dispatch instructors, guidance, lectures, seminars and training, etc.).
- 4. Policy recommendations: approach government, municipalities, and businesses.
- 5. Demonstration Experiments: cooperate with municipalities and enterprises to develop lifestyles and towns in which electric vehicles are present.
- 6. Fundraising: coordinate with financial institutions and venture capital to provide support for businesses that wish to invest in or enter the electric vehicle industry.
- 7. Collaborative purchasing/sales: collate the needs of participants, attempt uniform lot purchases of high-quality components at a lower price and aim to streamline the procurement of each company.
| Item | FY2010 | FY2011 | FY2012 |
|---|---|---|---|
| APEV administrative/executive office | Start operations | Stabilize operations | |
| 100 companies participating within the year | 300 companies participating | 500 companies participating | |
| Action 1: Information sharing |
Launch website | Stabilize website operations | 1,500 online registrants |
| Participant satisfaction level 80% | |||
| Action 2: Standardization of specifications |
Conclude baseline examination | Propose standards | Companies applying standards exceed 100 |
| Action 3: Technical training |
Settle technological training system | Implement original seminar program | Seminar participants reach 3,000 |
| Implement seminars | |||
| Action 4: Policy recommendations |
Settle policy recommendations | Adopt proposed details | |
| Action 5: Demonstration experiments |
Commence demonstration experiments in two localities | Experiment results returned to the public | |
| Action 6: Fundraising |
Create matching opportunities | Consider micro-investment method | Create strategic support fund |
| Action 7: Collaborative purchasing/sales |
Conclude opinion survey | Realize collaborative purchasing/sales |
The membership of the Association for the Promotion of EV/PHV/FCV is open to business enterprises which consider the commercialization of their EV/PHV/FCV, or individuals who would like to support the EV/PHV/FCV industry.Click here for the application process
Download APEV Report (English)
Guidelines for Converted Electric Vehicles (First Draft) download (English)
