Webinars

(FREE) BAUM & ASSOCIATES: EV Market Update – There’s No Going Back Even as Regulatory Policy Makes a U-Turn

Sales of battery electrics (including PHEVs and EREVs) are growing globally, but the North American market is pulling back based on the removal of consumer incentives and the termination of emissions and fuel economy regulations in the US.

Interest in electric vehicles continues to grow among consumers, including prior EV buyers that are looking to capitalize on improving product. How will automakers price their products, and will they sell at high price in low volume (based on a short-term effort to reduce losses), or will they see the North American market as a means to increase global scale and reduce costs (leading to profitability down the road). Range and charge anxiety is being addressed by infrastructure providers and a range of automakers, with new products seeking to address consumer desires.

This webinar will focus on the following key topics:

• Current sales and forecast to 2030
• How the termination of federal incentives and regulations will affect the market
• How various automakers are reacting in the North American market
• Developments in infrastructure and the potential impact on the market
• How evolving battery technology and improved features can lower cost and influence demand

A PDF copy of the presentation will be sent to all attendees after the event.

Presenter
Alan Baum – Principal, Baum & Associates

Alan Baum formed Baum & Associates in August 2009. The company produces a detailed sales forecast, market analysis, and product life cycle for the range of electrified vehicles and provides monthly sales results for these vehicles. Baum analyzes the impact of alternative fuel vehicles as well as advanced technologies in internal combustion engines that provide improved fuel economy. He consults with suppliers, the financial community, government agencies, and non-governmental organizations. Since the 1980s, Baum has produced an automotive production forecast with detailed analysis of the automotive market.

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(FREE) SQUIRE PATTON BOGGS: Intellectual Property Clash of Copper Current Collectors

High voltage cathode materials, dendrite-preventing electrolytes, and new anode architectures often grab headlines. But what may send shockwaves through the battery industry is the winner of the patent and trade secret battle being waged by SK Nexilis Co., Ltd. and Solus Advanced Materials Co., Ltd. The spoils of war being the right to make and sell copper foils used for current collectors in electric vehicle batteries. With parallel litigation occurring in the United States, South Korea, and Europe, and patent invalidation proceedings before the US Patent Office, this case is one to watch for battery manufacturers worldwide. This talk will highlight the procedural posture and the intellectual property tools being brought to bear by both sides in this on-going dispute.

This webinar will focus on the following key topics:

• Building patent thickets around single battery components
• Trade secret rights complementary to battery manufacturing patent rights
• Strategically acquiring foreign patent rights with high investment returns
• Value of patents given the increased institutional denial of proceedings to invalidate patents

A PDF copy of the presentation will be sent to all attendees after the event.

Presenter
Todd Ostomel – Partner at Squire Patton Boggs

Todd focuses on patent prosecution and portfolio management, patent opinions, due diligence, utility and design patent applications, and trade secret counseling. He has extensive experience preparing and prosecuting US and international patent applications for inventions related to energy storage, energy production, fuel cells, rechargeable batteries, battery recycling, AI diagnostics, chemical processes, small and large molecules, polymorphs, ceramics, biofuels, cryptocurrency, and LEDs.

Todd also has extensive experience with trade secret enforcement. He helps entrepreneurs develop and manage global patent and trade secret portfolios.

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PURDUE UNIVERSITY: Low Data AI for Energy Orchestration in Autonomy

This work presents a set of hierarchical machine learning (ML) models for precise cycle life prediction in lithium-ion batteries (LIB), LIB packs, and system-level LIB packs. To address data limitations, synthetic data generation is employed across different scales, enhancing prediction accuracy. The presentation concludes by demonstrating the practical deployment of these ML models for accelerated degradation prediction—useful in battery cell development and manufacturing feedback—and the onboard implementation of low-data AI for energy management during operation. Discussions include key topics like battery aging, data-driven health assessment, and the model’s capacity to handle unexpected effects during use.

This webinar will focus on the following key topics:

• Accelerated degradation based on low data AI for battery development for targeted applications
• Data-driven insights: machine learning for battery state of health assessment
• Prediction of rejection thresholds during cell manufacturing for application oriented cell development
• Prediction of targeted C-Rates for specific device applications
• Real-world impact: practical deployment of low data ML during real time device operation

A PDF copy of the presentation will be sent to all attendees after the event.

Presenter
Dr. Vikas Tomar – Professor at Purdue University

Prof. Tomar’s interests lie in directed cell development using low-data AI and vertical integration of targeted cells in c-rate and energy density-specific devices. His research group has published extensively on topics related to developing data-driven models for agnostic BMS in UxVs and EVs, predicting degradation of COTS Li-ion batteries. The technology is now part of a startup, Primordis Inc., focused on launching small language models for autonomous systems within the framework of autonomous energy intelligence.

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