Event. "Automotive Power Electronics" Conference and Exhibition, April 6 & 7, 2011

April 6 & 7, 2011. Paris, France.

SIA is launching the 4th edition of APE “Automotive Power Electronics” Conference and Exhibition.

Automotive world is facing an amazing revolution coming through power electronics, to bring a new generation of affordable green cars. APE conference is involving both communities of automotive power R&D and industry power R&D (as well as leading labs involved !) to get the best on this strategically increasing domain.
It focuses on “in-car” systems & components, dealing with all aspects of related power electronics and electrification of vehicles targeting very low CO2 emissions.

A wide range is concerned:

• Applications for passenger vehicles, buses, and light duty vehicles,
• Innovative technical / technological solutions and new dedicated development tools solutions,
• Power levels: from 100 W up to 100 KW,
• Applications for Internal Combustion Engine Vehicles (ICEV), hybrid vehicles (HV & PHEV), and electrical vehicles (EV),
• Ambitious mitigation of automotive stresses: Electrical, Thermal, Chemical, Mechanical, EMC and most effective combinations of them, bringing always more reliable products.
  

APE will offer you in one location: high level scientific and technical conferences, a unique platform for top-level engineers/researchers exchanges, and an exhibition covering a wide range of products and services in the field of automotive power electronics.

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Paris Region mapped out for you :
Map innovating companies and research centers in Paris Region using the thematic map "Innovate" on Econovista.com, the free interactive economic map of Paris Region.

Public transport. Comparing the attractiveness of London and Paris

The IAU Île-de-France (Paris Region Urban Planning and Development Agency) has undertaken a comparative study of Paris and London focusing on the attractiveness of their public transport systems, the transport offer and the regularity of services on their networks.

In terms of railway services, London’s network is denser than its Paris counterpart (316 stations in Greater London as compared with 234 stations in the Paris Region conurbation) and provides a more comprehensive coverage of its territory. By contrast the Paris Region stations enjoy a more frequent service than the London stations during peak periods.

The underground network supplements the system serving Greater London with a network that’s relatively sparse in the city centre but provides lines extending right to the outskirts of the city and even beyond in some cases. By contrast the Paris Métro network is very dense in the centre but lacks coverage of the city’s outskirts. Paris outperforms London in average service frequency by line and by direction of travel during peak periods (38 trains in Paris compared with 23 in London).
Overall the study shows that Paris Region offers a much more extensive network of subways, trams, RER,… than London while the position of the bus is higher in London.

© RATP

Discover all transport infrastructures of Paris Region on Econovista, the free economic map of Paris Region

Mapping the future of Paris Region's transport system

Now online is Paris Region’s interactive map of the new public transport routes due to become operational between now and 2016. Internet users can see the planned extensions to the French capital's existing light rail and metro lines as well as some new lines.
The many projects to be discovered include Arc Express, an automatic metro around Paris, which is being funded by Paris Region, the government and STIF. The aim of this service is to transport people quickly and easily between suburbs without passing through Paris itself. Demand for this type of transport has increased considerably in recent years. The Arc Express link will work on the same principle as the existing Paris Metro. The future Viroflay-Chatillon light rail line will be a viable alternative to travelling by car for 150,000 people living or working less than 500 metres from a station.
Another interesting project is the extension of the RER E "Eole" to the west to take in La Défense, which will further improve links between the eastern and western sectors of Paris Region.


To find out more, see Paris Region's transport planning map